pear-shaped

See also: pearshaped

English

Adjective

pear-shaped (comparative more pear-shaped, superlative most pear-shaped)

1. Having a shape or cross-section like the cross-section of a pear.

Synonyms

• lecythiform
• pyriform

Derived terms

• go pear-shaped

Related terms

• almond-shaped · banana-shaped · bell-shaped · brickshaped · cone-shaped · cross-shaped · cup-shaped · domeshaped · egg-shaped · funnelshaped · heart-shaped · hourglass-shaped · leaf-shaped · mushroom-shaped · needle-shaped · pear-shaped · ring-shaped · rod-shaped · spindle-shaped · top-shaped · wedge-shaped

Translations

shaped like a pear

• Dutch: peervormig (nl)
• French: en forme de poire
• German: birnenförmig (de)
• Greek: αχλαδόσχημος (el) (achladóschimos)
• Italian: a forma di pera
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: pæreformet

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• Spanish: en forma de pera, piriforme (es)
• Swedish: päronformad (sv)

References

• “pear-shaped”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.