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Rubenesque

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of the figure of a woman, plump and sensuous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: voluptuous, zaftig, ample, beer-bellied, big, bulky, chubby, chunky, embonpoint, fat, flabby, fleshy, full-figured, fulsome, gorbellied, gorrel-bellied, heavy, heavyset, love-handled, meaty, overnourished, paunchy, pleasantly plump, plump, plus-size, portly, potbellied, podgy, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, Rubenesque, sonsy, swagbellied, thick, tubby, well-covered, well-padded, well-rounded, well-upholstered, wide, built, buxom, curvaceous, curvesome, curvy, juicy, sensual, luscious, pneumatic, red-hot, thicc, toothsome, well-endowed, well-proportioned

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

In the style of Peter Paul Rubens.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

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History

Etymology

From Rubens + -esque, from the women depicted in the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640).