Definition of astylar in English:
astylar
adjective əˈstʌɪləāˈstīlər
Architecture (of a classical building) lacking columns or pilasters.
Example sentencesExamples
- The pre-war German ideals of astylar glass boxes that revealed their structural frame (as well as the interiors) were the basis for the International style.
- She then describes the battle of the styles between Baroque, Palladian, and astylar designs for the great voluntary hospitals in Britain.
- The facade has one unbroken surface - an early example of the astylar treatment.
- The architecture was described by the architect as ‘an astylar composition on severely Classic lines, but with free Renaissance treatment in detail’.
- These buildings are known as astylar, that is without columns.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from a-1 'without' + Greek stulos 'column' + -ar1.