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
Robert Shaw2
: 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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This curvaceous abode in Texas, dubbed The Sand Dollar House, could make that dream a reality.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 July 2024
That reverie led to his latest high-jewelry collection, which combines brown diamonds with sculpted brown pebbles, and white diamonds with marble, in large, curvaceous cuffs, rings, and earrings.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2024
On one cover, Kardashian creates a champagne fountain with her curvaceous body, unleashing foam into a glass perched on her PhotoShopped backside.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 3 June 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 Sinatra’s first wife and lifelong friend and confidant, Nancy.
—Jane Margolies, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 July 2024
That reverie led to his latest high-jewelry collection, which combines brown diamonds with sculpted brown pebbles, and white diamonds with marble, in large, curvaceous cuffs, rings, and earrings.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2024
On one cover, Kardashian creates a champagne fountain with her curvaceous body, unleashing foam into a glass perched on her PhotoShopped backside.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 3 June 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 Sinatra’s first wife and lifelong friend and confidant, Nancy.
—Jane Margolies, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
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“Curvaceous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curvaceous. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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