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curvaceous

adj · 2 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /kɚˈveɪ.ʃɪs/
  • General-American: /-ʃəs/
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  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃəs

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes
  • a curvy young woman in a tight dress

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bosomy, busty, buxom, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well-endowed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From curv(e) + -aceous. Originally American English. First attested in the 1930s.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 凹凸有致 (āotūyǒuzhì) — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Chinese Mandarin: 豐滿 /丰满 (fēngmǎn) — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肉感 (ròugǎn) — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Danish: yppig — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Esperanto: abunda — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Finnish: kurvikas — having shapely or sensual curves
  • French: plantureux — having shapely or sensual curves
  • French: pulpeux — having shapely or sensual curves
  • French: bien roulé — having shapely or sensual curves
  • German: kurvenreich — having shapely or sensual curves
  • German: kurvig — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Hebrew: חטובה (khat'uva) — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Hungarian: formás — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Hungarian: fullos — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Icelandic: þrýstinn — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Interlingua: curvace — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Irish: dea-chumtha — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Italian: formoso — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Italian: tutta curve — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Japanese: 肉感的な (nikkanteki-na) — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Japanese: 豊満な (hōman-na) — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Norwegian Bokmål: yppig — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: yppig — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Russian: фигу́ристый (figúristyj) — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Russian: пы́шный (pýšnyj) — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Russian: с краси́выми окру́глыми фо́рмами (s krasívymi okrúglymi fórmami) — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Swedish: kurvig — having shapely or sensual curves
  • Swedish: yppig — having shapely or sensual curves