curvaceous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From curv(e) + -aceous. Originally American English. First attested in the 1930s.
Meanings
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(of a person) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.
He watched her walk, upon curvaceous legs, to the edge of the bed. For just a second, she smiled down at him.
1962, M. E. Knerr, The Sex Life of the Gods: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.
2023 May 13, Kitty Drake, “This is how we do it: ‘A tired, throwaway midweek shag doesn’t interest me’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most curvaceous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more curvaceous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| curvacious | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
curvaceousness · curvaceously · uncurvaceous
Synonyms
Translations (28)
hu formás (having shapely or sensual curves) · nn yppig (having shapely or sensual curves) · hu fullos (having shapely or sensual curves) · he חטובה (having shapely or sensual curves) · ga dea-chumtha (having shapely or sensual curves) · ja 肉感的な (having shapely or sensual curves) · cmn 凹凸有致 (having shapely or sensual curves) · de kurvig (having shapely or sensual curves) · fr bien roulé (having shapely or sensual curves) · cmn 豐滿 /丰满 (having shapely or sensual curves) · fi kurvikas (having shapely or sensual curves) · da yppig (having shapely or sensual curves) · ru с краси́выми окру́глыми фо́рмами (having shapely or sensual curves) · cmn 肉感 (having shapely or sensual curves) · eo abunda (having shapely or sensual curves) · fr pulpeux (having shapely or sensual curves) · sv yppig (having shapely or sensual curves) · de kurvenreich (having shapely or sensual curves) · fr plantureux (having shapely or sensual curves) · ru пы́шный (having shapely or sensual curves) · it tutta curve (having shapely or sensual curves) · it formoso (having shapely or sensual curves) · sv kurvig (having shapely or sensual curves) · ia curvace (having shapely or sensual curves) · ru фигу́ристый (having shapely or sensual curves) · is þrýstinn (having shapely or sensual curves) · ja 豊満な (having shapely or sensual curves) · nb yppig (having shapely or sensual curves)