"curvaceous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kɚˈveɪ.ʃɪs/ [General-American], /-ʃəs/ [General-American] Audio: en-uk-curvaceous.ogg [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-curvaceous.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more curvaceous [comparative], most curvaceous [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪʃəs Etymology: From curve + -aceous. Originally American English, 1930s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|curve|aceous}} curve + -aceous Head templates: {{en-adj}} curvaceous (comparative more curvaceous, superlative most curvaceous)
  1. (of a woman) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy. Categories (topical): Appearance Synonyms: voluptuous, curvacious Translations (having shapely or sensual curves): 凹凸有致 (āotūyǒuzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 豐滿 (Chinese Mandarin), 丰满 (fēngmǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 肉感 (ròugǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), yppig (Danish), abunda (Esperanto), kurvikas (Finnish), plantureux (French), pulpeux [masculine] (French), bien roulé [colloquial, masculine] (French), kurvenreich (German), kurvig (German), חטובה (khat'uva) [feminine] (Hebrew), formás (Hungarian), fullos [slang] (Hungarian), þrýstinn (Icelandic), curvace (Interlingua), dea-chumtha (Irish), formoso [masculine] (Italian), 肉感的な (nikkanteki-na) (alt: にっかんてきな) (Japanese), 豊満な (hōman-na) (alt: ほうまんな) (Japanese), yppig (Norwegian Bokmål), yppig (Norwegian Nynorsk), фигу́ристый (figúristyj) (Russian), пы́шный (pýšnyj) (Russian), с краси́выми окру́глыми фо́рмами (s krasívymi okrúglymi fórmami) (Russian), kurvig (Swedish), yppig (Swedish)

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