curvaceous
1curvaceous — adj. having a pronounced womanly shape; having a slender waist with prominent breasts and hips. [chiefly dialect] Syn: bosomy, buxom, full bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, voluptuous. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …
2curvaceous — 1936, U.S. colloquial, from CURVE (Cf. curve) + facetious use of Mod.L. botanical suffix meaning of a certain kind. First recorded reference is to Mae West …
3curvaceous — [adj] voluptuous, full figured bosomy, buxom, curvesome, curvilinear, curvy, rounded, shapely, statuesque, well developed, well proportioned, well rounded, zaftig*; concepts 406,490 Ant. flat …
4curvaceous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (especially of a woman or a woman s figure) having an attractively curved shape …
5curvaceous — [kər vā′shəs] adj. [ CURV(E) + ACEOUS] having a full, shapely figure: said of a woman …
6curvaceous — also curvacious adjective Date: circa 1935 having or suggesting the curves of a well proportioned feminine figure < a curvaceous actress >; broadly having a smoothly curving shape < a curvaceous coastline > …
7curvaceous — [[t]kɜː(r)ve͟ɪʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If someone describes a woman as curvaceous, they think she is attractive because of the curves of her body. ...a curvaceous blonde. Syn: curvy Ant: skinny …
8curvaceous — cur|va|ceous [kə:ˈveıʃəs US kə:r ] adj [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: curve] having an attractively curved body shape used about women ▪ a tall, curvaceous young woman …
9curvaceous — cur|va|ceous [ kɜr veıʃəs ] adjective a curvaceous woman has large breasts, a small waist, and wide HIPS …
10curvaceous — UK [kɜː(r)ˈveɪʃəs] / US [kɜrˈveɪʃəs] adjective a curvaceous woman has large breasts, a small waist, and wide hips …
