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Junoesque

American  
[joo-noh-esk] / ˌdʒu noʊˈɛsk /

adjective

  1. (of a woman) stately; regal.


Junoesque British  
/ ˌdʒuːnəʊˈɛsk /

adjective

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

"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

Etymology

Origin of Junoesque

First recorded in 1885–90; Juno + -esque


Example Sentences

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The “mother” of the inhabitants of Ballarò, now home to thousands of migrants, is a Junoesque woman from the Ivory Coast.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2018

Two years ago Ivy Chamberlain, handsome, Junoesque wife of then Foreign Secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain, had an idea for a great Italian Art exhibition to be held in London.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meanwhile, Tito was smitten with Minutic, a Junoesque blond with a faint resemblance to Actress Anita Ekberg, after seeing her perform last summer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Long before Tito and his Junoesque wife arrived at the Bois de Boulogne Station in their special blue and silver armor-plated train, all known anti-Titoist refugees in Paris were placed under surveillance.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was sure she wore eye-glasses, and was large, plump, and Junoesque.

From The Lost Road by Richard Harding Davis

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