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callipygian

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/
  • Canada: /ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒi.ən/
  • Canada: /ˌkæliˈpɪdʒjən/
  • Canada: /ˌkæləˈpɪdʒi.ən/
  • Canada: /ˌkæləˈpɪdʒjən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having beautifully shaped buttocks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Specifically, describing a statue (often of a goddess such as Aphrodite) in a pose that shows off the figure's shapely buttocks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the quest for the callipygian ideal

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: callipygous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος (kallípugos) + -ian, from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: kallipygisch — having beautiful buttocks
  • Esperanto: belpuga — having beautiful buttocks
  • Finnish: kaunispakarainen — having beautiful buttocks
  • French: callipyge — having beautiful buttocks
  • French: fessu — having beautiful buttocks
  • German: kallipygisch — having beautiful buttocks
  • Greek: καλλίπυγος (kallípygos) — having beautiful buttocks
  • Ancient Greek: καλλίπυγος (kallípugos) — having beautiful buttocks
  • Ancient Greek: εὐρύπρωκτος (eurúprōktos) — having beautiful buttocks
  • Italian: callipige — having beautiful buttocks
  • Latin: cūlōsus — having beautiful buttocks
  • Polish: o kształtnych pośladkach — having beautiful buttocks
  • Portuguese: calipígio — having beautiful buttocks
  • Portuguese: popozudo — having beautiful buttocks
  • Portuguese: bundudo — having beautiful buttocks
  • Portuguese: rabudo — having beautiful buttocks
  • Russian: каллипиги́йский (kallipigíjskij) — having beautiful buttocks
  • Russian: каллипиги́йская (kallipigíjskaja) — having beautiful buttocks
  • Sanskrit: नितम्बवत् (nitambavat) — having beautiful buttocks
  • Sanskrit: सुनितम्बिनी (sunitambinī) — having beautiful buttocks
  • Sanskrit: सुभसद् (subhasad) — having beautiful buttocks
  • Sanskrit: सुश्रोणी (suśroṇī) — having beautiful buttocks
  • Sanskrit: सुश्रोणि (suśroṇi) — having beautiful buttocks
  • Serbo-Croatian: лепогуза — having beautiful buttocks
  • Spanish: calipigio — having beautiful buttocks
  • Ukrainian: каліпігі́йський (kalipihíjsʹkyj) — having beautiful buttocks
  • Ukrainian: каліпігі́йська (kalipihíjsʹka) — having beautiful buttocks
  • Volapük: jönaglüetik — having beautiful buttocks
  • Volapük: jönaglüetikum — having beautiful buttocks
  • Volapük: jönaglüetikün — having beautiful buttocks