curvaceous

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves

Etymology

From curv(e) + -aceous. Originally American English. First attested in the 1930s.

In classic literature

Synonyms

bosomy, busty, buxom, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well-endowed

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