Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

callipygous

/ˌkæl.ɪˈpɪ.d͡ʒəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-lipy-gous
IPA: /ˌkæl.ɪˈpɪ.d͡ʒəs/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of callipygian.

Example Sentences

"One does not fall very desperately in love with a loud speaker, however pretty, however firmly plump (for Philip's tastes were rather old-fashioned), however attractively callipygous."
"He enjoyed Nurse Sue Ann Duckett’s long white legs and supple, callipygous ass; he often neglected to remember that she was quite slim and fragile from the waist up and hurt her unintentionally in moments of passion when he hugged her too roughly."
"The other hand came up and together they described a near callipygous shape."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”) + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κάλλος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkæl.ɪˈpɪ.d͡ʒəs/
British English: /kalɪˈpɪdʒəs/

Inflected Forms

more callipygous (comparative) most callipygous (superlative)

Synonyms

callipygian

Questions

How do you pronounce callipygous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæl.ɪˈpɪ.d͡ʒəs/.
What does callipygous mean?: Synonym of callipygian.
Where does callipygous come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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