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

The vaunted British automaker is finally welcoming residents into its curvaceous 66-story tower at 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way, a venture that was a whopping eight years in the making. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 May 2024

Their own Sinatra suite has a curvaceous headboard upholstered in moleskin in the singer’s favorite color — orange — flanked by ginger-jar lamps that came from the estate of Mr. Sinatra’s first wife and lifelong friend and confidante, Nancy. —Jane Margolies, New York Times, 8 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1