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

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

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There was even a breastfeeding mother in the marching lines, a “fine Junoesque woman of the finest mother type” who was cheered by onlookers along the entire route.

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

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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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Mrs. van Oudijck is beautiful—with a tranquil Junoesque beauty and the eyes of a Venus—and I can forgive anything to beautiful people about me.

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