| Noun | 1. | Corinthian - a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure | |
| 2. | Corinthian - a resident of CorinthCorinth, Korinthos - the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens | |
| Adj. | 1. | corinthian - most ornate of the three orders of classical Greek architecturearchitecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" doric - oldest and simplest of the three orders of classical Greek architecture ionic - an order of classical Greek architecture | |
| 2. | corinthian - of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its inhabitants | |