Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curvaceous

/kɚˈveɪ.ʃɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
cur-va-ceous
IPA
/kɚˈveɪ.ʃɪs/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɚˈveɪ.ʃɪs/

Inflected Forms

more curvaceous (comparative) most curvaceous (superlative) curvacious (alternative)

Derived Forms

curvaceously curvaceousness uncurvaceous

Synonyms

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

Rhymes With

gracious spacious cretaceous tenacious audacious gaseous herbaceous voracious flirtatious vivacious ostentatious fallacious

Questions

How do you pronounce curvaceous?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɚˈveɪ.ʃɪs/.
What does curvaceous mean?
Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.
Where does curvaceous come from?
First known use: First attested in the 1930s.

How to pronounce curvaceous

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