palladian

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: Pal=la=di=an

CIDE DICTIONARY

palladian, prop. a. 

 Of, pertaining to, or designating, a variety of the revived classic style of architecture, founded on the works of Andrea Palladio, an Italian architect of the 16th century; as, a Palladian window.  [1913 Webster]

palladian, prop. a. [From Pallas, Athena.].

•  Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena, also called Pallas.  [PJC]
•  Pertaining to wisdom or knowledge; -- Athena being the goddess of wisdom.  [PJC]

palladian, prop. n. 

 A follower of the architectural style of Andrea Palladio.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

palladian, adj. Archit. in the neoclassical style of Palladio.

Derivative

Palladianism n.

Etymology

A. Palladio, It. architect d. 1580