/aɪˈdɒl.ɪk/
adjective · etym: noemic-greek · eidolon (image, idol) + -ic
having the dignity of an unworshipped object.
the idol on its plinth retains its bearing even after the priests have gone home. a kettle in an empty kitchen is idolic. a candlestick in the drawer of a relative one has not seen for years is idolic. the idolum wing of the labyrinth was named for this quality.
idolic objects do not require attention; they reward it. they hold themselves upright in rooms where no one looks. compare plinthly, which describes the manner of standing rather than the object that stands, and palebound, which often applies.
in a sentence: "the chair in the corner was idolic — long unused, but somehow still in office."