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 …—
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: having a smoothly curving form or shape
… the [golf] course sits on a curvaceous mound of trash some 40 feet deep.—Jessica Snyder Sachs
Jessica Snyder SachsRounded windows with decorative surrounds predominate, as do curvaceous brackets under the exterior eaves.—The Boston Sunday Globe
The Boston Sunday Globe
curvaceousness
noun
Examples of curvaceous in a Sentence
curvaceous swimsuit models
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Natwick initially designed Betty as a dog’s head on the curvaceous figure of a woman and modeled her flapper hairdo on Kane’s own coif.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Already used to evoking the work of the likes of Jean Arp and Constantin Brâncusi in his footwear offering, which is rich in sculptural and curvaceous heels, this time Andrew was inspired by the metalwork of American furniture designer Paul Evans to develop faceted hardware for spring 2027.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
At the Sceners Gallery on the eastern edge of Paris, far from the Metropolitan Museum, where Kim Kardashian arrived at the Met Gala in a metallic orange breastplate with pert breasts and curvaceous hips, there are several examples of the art that inspired her.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 7 May 2026
Chef's Table at Sokasi Intimate dinners at Sokasi—the curvaceous bamboo pavilion perched above the rushing Ayung River at the Four Seasons in Sayan—are all about preserving the island's time-intensive culinary heritage.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Already used to evoking the work of the likes of Jean Arp and Constantin Brâncusi in his footwear offering, which is rich in sculptural and curvaceous heels, this time Andrew was inspired by the metalwork of American furniture designer Paul Evans to develop faceted hardware for spring 2027.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
At the Sceners Gallery on the eastern edge of Paris, far from the Metropolitan Museum, where Kim Kardashian arrived at the Met Gala in a metallic orange breastplate with pert breasts and curvaceous hips, there are several examples of the art that inspired her.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 7 May 2026
Chef's Table at Sokasi Intimate dinners at Sokasi—the curvaceous bamboo pavilion perched above the rushing Ayung River at the Four Seasons in Sayan—are all about preserving the island's time-intensive culinary heritage.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Curvaceous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curvaceous. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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