curvaceous
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From curve + -aceous. Originally American English, 1930s.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɚˈveɪ.ʃɪs/, /-ʃəs/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃəs
Adjective edit
curvaceous (comparative more curvaceous, superlative most curvaceous)
- (of a woman) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.
- 1962, M. E. Knerr, The Sex Life of the Gods[1]:
- He watched her walk, upon curvaceous legs, to the edge of the bed. For just a second, she smiled down at him.
- 2023 May 13, Kitty Drake, “This is how we do it: ‘A tired, throwaway midweek shag doesn’t interest me’”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
- Anya is tall, gorgeous and curvaceous, all of which I enjoy sexually, especially the curvaceous part: I enjoy squeezing and grabbing all the sexy, abundant parts of her body.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
having shapely or sensual curves
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Further reading edit
- “curvaceous”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- curvaceous at Google Ngram Viewer