curvaceous

adjective

cur·​va·​ceous ˌkər-ˈvā-shəs 

variants or less commonly curvacious

1

: having or suggesting the curves of a well-proportioned feminine figure

curvaceous hips

The curvaceous wooden mermaid shown on the cover … , forever staring into a mirror and waiting to comb her wind-tossed hair, was found in Wayland, Massachusetts …

—Robert Shaw

2

: having a smoothly curving form or shape

… the [golf] course sits on a curvaceous mound of trash some 40 feet deep.

—Jessica Snyder Sachs

Rounded windows with decorative surrounds predominate, as do curvaceous brackets under the exterior eaves.

—The Boston Sunday Globe

curvaceousness noun

Synonyms

• curvy
• pneumatic
• shapely

Examples of curvaceous in a Sentence

curvaceous swimsuit models

Recent Examples on the Web

Whereas Irwin’s geometric interventions, Zewde read in the late artist’s writings, were intended to echo the passage of trains parallel to the Hudson, her curvaceous landforms will bend the axis perpendicular to the water. —Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024

Soleil, for instance, lives up to its name, with soft natural light, a white-and-gold color palette, extra-soft fabrics on curvaceous furnishings and a king-size bed beneath a glass ceiling that exposes the interior millwork of a turret. —Ann Abel, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

Its curvaceous shape represents the female form, with an attached ball symbolizing the constraints women face. —Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024

The marrow, like all marrow, is obscene in its richness; the birria, like the best birria, has a dark, curvaceous intensity. —Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1