curvaceous

adjective

cur·​va·​ceous ˌkər-ˈvā-shəs How to pronounce curvaceous (audio)
variants or less commonly curvacious
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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

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Her curvaceous figure, flapper ‘do and large eyes remained. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 The spathe is a curvaceous, hood-like, modified leaf or bract that attracts insects with its color and then traps them against the spadix, ensuring pollination. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 It’s nicely sculpted with a curvaceous feature that its glossy salespeople will tell you is reminiscent of a Bugatti hypercar. — New Atlas, 13 June 2026 The exterior is less theatrical than Disney’s, its shape rectilinear rather than curvaceous, yet a pink hue adds the requisite Gehry jazz. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for curvaceous

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of curvaceous was in 1933

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“Curvaceous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curvaceous. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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