callipygian
adj/ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/US/ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒi.ən/CA
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος (kallípugos) + -ian, from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”).
- borrowed from καλλίπυγος
Definitions
Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
- […]we soon once more were in a state to renew our delicious combat; and a second course was run in the delightful callipygian recesses of Venus’s second temple of lubricity.
- Her gown (perhaps as a result of the scorching winds coming off the ambas) clung damply to her body, clearly revealing her callipygian curves and the entire shapely length of her legs.
Specifically, describing a statue (often of a goddess such as Aphrodite) in a pose that…
Specifically, describing a statue (often of a goddess such as Aphrodite) in a pose that shows off the figure's shapely buttocks.
The neighborhood
- synonymasstastic
- synonymcallipygian
- synonymgyatt
- synonymsteatopygous
- neighborsteatopygia
- neighborsteatopygous
- neighbornatiform
- neighborbusty
- neighborbuttocks
- neighbor:Category:en:Buttocks
- neighborvoluptuous
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