Junoesque

[ joo-noh-esk ]

adjective

1. (of a woman) stately; regal.

Junoesque

/ ˌdʒuːnəʊˈɛsk /

adjective

1. having stately bearing and regal beauty like the goddess Juno

Word History and Origins

Origin of Junoesque¹

First recorded in 1885–90; Juno + -esque

Example Sentences

Julia squared her Junoesque shoulders against the crooked tree and stood her ground.

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Mrs. Harris is a very large lady, tall and Junoesque, a figure which would catch the eye in any assembly.

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She was handsome, but her beauty was of that forbidding, sinister order which is often called Junoesque.

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Mum was a handsome Junoesque blonde, sharp of eye and tongue, distinctly the boss, and inclined to make the most of it.

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This girl's figure was more Junoesque than was usual with her kind, her waist larger.

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