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Mannequin vs Agalmatophilia - What's the difference?

mannequin | agalmatophilia |

As nouns the difference between mannequin and agalmatophilia

is that mannequin is a dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes while agalmatophilia is a paraphilia characterised by the sexual attraction to a statue, doll, mannequin, or other similar figurative object.

mannequin

English

Alternative forms

* manikin, mannikin

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes
  • A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery
  • An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. CPR
  • A person who models clothes

    • See also

    * ("mannequin" on Wikipedia) ----

    agalmatophilia

    English

    (wikipedia agalmatophilia)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A paraphilia characterised by the sexual attraction to a statue, doll, mannequin, or other similar figurative object.
    • (en)

    Hyponyms

    * pygmalionism