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Synonyms

curvaceous

American  
[kur-vey-shuhs] / kɜrˈveɪ ʃəs /
Or curvacious

adjective

Informal.
  1. (of a woman) having a well-shaped figure with voluptuous curves.


curvaceous British  
/ kɜːˈveɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. informal (esp of a woman) having shapely curves or a well-rounded body

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • curvaceously adverb
  • curvaceousness noun
  • curvaciously adverb
  • curvaciousness noun

Etymology

Origin of curvaceous

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; curve + -aceous

Example Sentences

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The chapel’s four dissimilar facades—essentially interconnected white surfaces, ornamented and perforated with markedly different patterns of windows and doorways—are topped with a gray, curvaceous concrete roof.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

President Trump has said he did not write the letter or create the drawing of a curvaceous woman that surrounds the letter.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

The jazz-funk grooves are trippily curvaceous, the harmonies transcendent.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

Humphries said the new Prius was styled to be more stable, with a lower center of gravity, with bigger tires, curvaceous lines for its overall design and a fancy interior.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022

Let freedom ring from the curvaceous peaks of California!

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry