curvy
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Definition
- Adjective:
- (Of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing, voluptuous curves: Describes a body shape characterized by a well-defined, full bust, narrow waist, and full hips, creating an hourglass silhouette.
- Having curves; not straight: Describes an object or line that has a smooth, rounded, bending shape.
Examples of Usage
Adjective (Describing a person):
- The actress was known for her curvy figure.
- She felt confident and beautiful in a dress that accentuated her curvy shape.
Adjective (Describing an object):
- The road through the mountains is long and curvy.
- The designer preferred the elegant look of the curvy sofa.
Advanced Usage
- "Curvy" vs. "Curvaceous": While often used interchangeably, "curvaceous" is almost exclusively used to describe an attractively curved female body, whereas "curvy" can describe both people and objects.
- The curvaceous statue was a masterpiece. (Primarily implies an attractive human form)
- The river followed a curvy path. (Describes a shape)
Variants and Related Words
- Curvaceous (adj): (Especially of a woman) having an attractively curved shape.
- The model had a famously curvaceous silhouette.
- Curved (adj): Having the form of a curve; bent.
- The curved blade of the scythe.
- Curviness (n): The quality of being curvy.
- The car's design emphasized its curviness.
Synonyms
- Voluptuous: Suggesting sensual pleasure through fullness and beauty of form.
- Shapely: Having an attractive or well-proportioned shape.
- Buxom: (Of a woman) plump, attractively fat, and large-breasted.
- Sinuous: Having many curves and turns (for objects/paths).
Antonyms
- Straight: Extending uniformly in one direction without a curve.
- Angular: Having sharp corners or many angles.
- Boyish: (Of a female figure) lacking pronounced curves; slender and straight.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- Hourglass figure: A common idiom describing the classic curvy female shape with a narrow waist.
- The corset was designed to give her an hourglass figure.
Adjective
- (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
- Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes
- a curvy young woman in a tight dress
- having curves
- a settee with only one curvy end