Odalisque is an English word with synonyms like concubine or courtesan. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Odalisque in a sentence
Odalisque meaning
- A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
- A desirable or sexually attractive woman.
Using Odalisque
- The main meaning on this page is: A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio. | A desirable or sexually attractive woman.
- Useful related words include: concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour.
- In the example corpus, odalisque often appears in combinations such as: odalisque portraits.
Context around Odalisque
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Odalisque
- In this selection, "odalisque" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, blonde, grande, orientalist, portraits and paintings stand out and add context to how "odalisque" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include his orientalist odalisque paintings are and in his odalisque portraits. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "odalisque" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with odalisque
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These intimate family scenes are contrasting to the licentious style seen in his Odalisque portraits. (15 words)
His orientalist odalisque paintings are characteristic of the period; while this work was popular, some contemporary critics found it shallow and decorative. (22 words)
His fame was extended further in 1826 by the publication of Sudre's lithograph of La Grande Odalisque, which, having been scorned by artists and critics alike in 1819, now became widely popular. (33 words)
The dark-haired version of the Odalisque portraits prompted claims by the art critic Denis Diderot that Boucher was "prostituting his own wife", and the Blonde Odalisque was a portrait that illustrated the extramarital relationships of the King. (38 words)
His fame was extended further in 1826 by the publication of Sudre's lithograph of La Grande Odalisque, which, having been scorned by artists and critics alike in 1819, now became widely popular. (33 words)
His orientalist odalisque paintings are characteristic of the period; while this work was popular, some contemporary critics found it shallow and decorative. (22 words)
Example sentences (4)
The dark-haired version of the Odalisque portraits prompted claims by the art critic Denis Diderot that Boucher was "prostituting his own wife", and the Blonde Odalisque was a portrait that illustrated the extramarital relationships of the King.
His fame was extended further in 1826 by the publication of Sudre's lithograph of La Grande Odalisque, which, having been scorned by artists and critics alike in 1819, now became widely popular.
His orientalist odalisque paintings are characteristic of the period; while this work was popular, some contemporary critics found it shallow and decorative.
These intimate family scenes are contrasting to the licentious style seen in his Odalisque portraits.
Common combinations with odalisque
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: