curvaceousとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (General American) IPA: /kɚˈveɪ.ʃɪs/, /-ʃəs/
• 韻: -eɪʃəs

形容詞

curvaceous (comparative more curvaceous, superlative most curvaceous)

1. (of a person) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.
   • 1962, M. E. Knerr, The Sex Life of the Gods‎:

     He watched her walk, upon curvaceous legs, to the edge of the bed. For just a second, she smiled down at him.

   • 2023 May 13, Kitty Drake, “This is how we do it: ‘A tired, throwaway midweek shag doesn’t interest me’”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Anya is tall, gorgeous and curvaceous, all of which I enjoy sexually, especially the curvaceous part: I enjoy squeezing and grabbing all the sexy, abundant parts of her body.

同意語

• See Thesaurus:voluptuous

派生語

Further reading

• “curvaceous”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “curvaceous”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.