curvaceousadj.

Brit.

/kəːˈveɪʃəs/, U.S.

/kərˈveɪʃəs/

Forms: 1900s– curvaceous, 1900s– curvacious.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by blending. Etymons: curve n., vivacious adj.

Etymology: Apparently a blend of curve n. and vivacious adj., with the second element subsequently remodelled after -aceous suffix.In early use particularly associated with the U.S. film actress Mae West (see Mae West n.); compare:1933 Daily Capital News (Jefferson City, Missouri) 4 June 11/3 A new word has been coined to fit the personality of Mae West... The word is ‘curvacious’ and is a combination of ‘curves’ and ‘vivacious’, two of Miss West's chief characteristics.

Originally U.S.

1. Of a woman or a woman's figure, physique, etc.: having an attractively curved shape. Later also occasionally applied to men.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > beauty of shape or form > [adjective] > having fullness and beauty of form > of female form

curvaceous1933

curvesome1933

stacked1942

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [adjective] > fat or plump > of a woman

buxom1589

matronlya1660

buxom-looking1840

zaftig1921

curvaceous1933

curvesome1933

1933 Covina (Calif.) Citizen 12 May 3/4 The curvacious blonde sensation of the screen world [sc. Mae West].

1933 Havre (Montana) Daily News 9 Sept. 2/4 ‘I've seen “She Done Him Wrong”, twice,’ Mary told the curvaceous blonde actress.

1959 N.Z. Listener 21 Aug. 8/1 Legs that are strong, and curvaceous, and graceful, and a pleasure to the eye!

1986 S. Churcher N.Y. Confidential v. 130 The critics weren't invited to review the curvaceous temp [sc. Raquel Welch], but some of them bought seats.

2000 M. Ramakers Dirty Pictures v. 134 Decked out in black leather and jeans, a tight white T-shirt covering his curvaceous chest.

2011 Vanity Fair June 166/2 Katy is hot. No, not just the curvaceous, voluptuous body—although there is that.

2. More generally: full of curves; curvy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves

tortivous14..

anfractuous?a1425

tortuous1426

tortuea1500

snakish1532

winding1538

wormy1545

boughty1570

wriggled1572

sinuous1578

serpent-likea1586

crankled1594

serpent1597

snaky1600

flexuous1605

snaking1605

cringle-crangle1606

voluminous1611

serpenting?1614

serpentine1615

curvy1623

serpentizing1628

worming1631

lacinious1648

anguineous1656

anguine1657

anfractuose1680

twisting1683

vermicular1712

worm-like1721

flexuose1727

meandering1748

crinkum-crankum1766

serpentiform1777

serpentining1799

anguiform1800

ophite1828

tortuose1829

cranky1836

sinuose1836

serpentile1857

twisty1857

sinuated1859

vermiculatea1864

twinyc1868

tortive1880

crinkle-crankle1881

serpentinous1882

quirky1890

twistical1890

waggly1894

wriggly1901

squiggly1902

wiggly1903

contortionate1911

wig-waggy1914

curvaceous1965

1934 Sunday Reg. (Beckley, W. Va.) 18 Feb. 4/5 If you think Mae West has been given credit or blame for all the styles and trends possible, you've overlooked ‘curvacious architecture’.

1935 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 14 Mar. 14/1 The car tracks, which swerved in and around fields and curvaceous obstructions.

1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 693/1 Curvaceous red paint marks..seemed to indicate a vague and unrealised intention to paint a female nude.

2011 Economist 8 Oct. 40/2 The red Routemaster bus is one of London's abiding icons, its curvaceous silhouette as recognisable as Big Ben.

Derivatives

curˈvaceously adv.

ΚΠ

1934 East Texan (Commerce, Texas) 11 Jan. 1/1 They ‘curvaciously’ walk up and down several times under the pretense of looking for a seat.

1946 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 15. Nov. 3/2 Superbly designed, curvaceously feminine, intriguingly different for a smooth effect.

1998 M. Jacobs Budapest i. ii. 33 Hidden at the back is a curvaceously terraced area dominated by an enormous ‘wavepool’.

curˈvaceousness n.

ΚΠ

1941 Lowell (Mass.) Sun & Lowell Citizen-Leader 2 Sept. 9/4 Many women are over-doing the fashionable trend toward curvaceousness.

1999 L. R. Aiken Human Differences v. 95 Physical attractiveness is not a simple matter of body symmetry, cuteness, curvaceousness, or muscularity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	curvaceous
释义	curvaceousadj. Brit. /kəːˈveɪʃəs/, U.S. /kərˈveɪʃəs/ Forms: 1900s– curvaceous, 1900s– curvacious. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by blending. Etymons: curve n., vivacious adj. Etymology: Apparently a blend of curve n. and vivacious adj., with the second element subsequently remodelled after -aceous suffix.In early use particularly associated with the U.S. film actress Mae West (see Mae West n.); compare:1933 Daily Capital News (Jefferson City, Missouri) 4 June 11/3 A new word has been coined to fit the personality of Mae West... The word is ‘curvacious’ and is a combination of ‘curves’ and ‘vivacious’, two of Miss West's chief characteristics. Originally U.S. 1. Of a woman or a woman's figure, physique, etc.: having an attractively curved shape. Later also occasionally applied to men. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > beauty of shape or form > [adjective] > having fullness and beauty of form > of female form curvaceous1933 curvesome1933 stacked1942 the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [adjective] > fat or plump > of a woman buxom1589 matronlya1660 buxom-looking1840 zaftig1921 curvaceous1933 curvesome1933 1933 Covina (Calif.) Citizen 12 May 3/4 The curvacious blonde sensation of the screen world [sc. Mae West]. 1933 Havre (Montana) Daily News 9 Sept. 2/4 ‘I've seen “She Done Him Wrong”, twice,’ Mary told the curvaceous blonde actress. 1959 N.Z. Listener 21 Aug. 8/1 Legs that are strong, and curvaceous, and graceful, and a pleasure to the eye! 1986 S. Churcher N.Y. Confidential v. 130 The critics weren't invited to review the curvaceous temp [sc. Raquel Welch], but some of them bought seats. 2000 M. Ramakers Dirty Pictures v. 134 Decked out in black leather and jeans, a tight white T-shirt covering his curvaceous chest. 2011 Vanity Fair June 166/2 Katy is hot. No, not just the curvaceous, voluptuous body—although there is that. 2. More generally: full of curves; curvy. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves tortivous14.. anfractuous?a1425 tortuous1426 tortuea1500 snakish1532 winding1538 wormy1545 boughty1570 wriggled1572 sinuous1578 serpent-likea1586 crankled1594 serpent1597 snaky1600 flexuous1605 snaking1605 cringle-crangle1606 voluminous1611 serpenting?1614 serpentine1615 curvy1623 serpentizing1628 worming1631 lacinious1648 anguineous1656 anguine1657 anfractuose1680 twisting1683 vermicular1712 worm-like1721 flexuose1727 meandering1748 crinkum-crankum1766 serpentiform1777 serpentining1799 anguiform1800 ophite1828 tortuose1829 cranky1836 sinuose1836 serpentile1857 twisty1857 sinuated1859 vermiculatea1864 twinyc1868 tortive1880 crinkle-crankle1881 serpentinous1882 quirky1890 twistical1890 waggly1894 wriggly1901 squiggly1902 wiggly1903 contortionate1911 wig-waggy1914 curvaceous1965 1934 Sunday Reg. (Beckley, W. Va.) 18 Feb. 4/5 If you think Mae West has been given credit or blame for all the styles and trends possible, you've overlooked ‘curvacious architecture’. 1935 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 14 Mar. 14/1 The car tracks, which swerved in and around fields and curvaceous obstructions. 1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 693/1 Curvaceous red paint marks..seemed to indicate a vague and unrealised intention to paint a female nude. 2011 Economist 8 Oct. 40/2 The red Routemaster bus is one of London's abiding icons, its curvaceous silhouette as recognisable as Big Ben. Derivatives curˈvaceously adv. ΚΠ 1934 East Texan (Commerce, Texas) 11 Jan. 1/1 They ‘curvaciously’ walk up and down several times under the pretense of looking for a seat. 1946 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 15. Nov. 3/2 Superbly designed, curvaceously feminine, intriguingly different for a smooth effect. 1998 M. Jacobs Budapest i. ii. 33 Hidden at the back is a curvaceously terraced area dominated by an enormous ‘wavepool’. curˈvaceousness n. ΚΠ 1941 Lowell (Mass.) Sun & Lowell Citizen-Leader 2 Sept. 9/4 Many women are over-doing the fashionable trend toward curvaceousness. 1999 L. R. Aiken Human Differences v. 95 Physical attractiveness is not a simple matter of body symmetry, cuteness, curvaceousness, or muscularity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1933
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