curvaceous
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English
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[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
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[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 the Google Books Ngram Viewer.