请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Junoesque
释义

Definition of Junoesque in English:

Junoesque

adjectiveˌdʒuːnəʊˈɛskˌdʒunoʊˈɛsk
  • (of a woman) imposingly tall and shapely.

    a handsome Junoesque woman
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She was rather Junoesque, with her soft brown curls, pulled back in a loose knot on the back of her head, and her pretty face; she was probably only a few years older than Mother, but seemed more aged, as if she had seen more in her life.
    • Of course, her Junoesque figure was exploited in the films and made much of in the media.
    • ‘La, I do beg pardon,’ A Junoesque young woman in a white, filmy, low-cut dress hesitated in the doorway.
    • But unlike the latter's compliant filles, Golub's Junoesque women project a potency exceeding even that of the Spaniard's priapic Minotaur.
    Synonyms
    curvaceous, shapely, opulent, full-figured, well formed, well proportioned, ample, rubensesque, buxom, full-bosomed, lush, luscious

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Juno + -esque.

Rhymes

arabesque, burlesque, Dantesque, desk, grotesque, humoresque, Kafkaesque, Moresque, picaresque, picturesque, plateresque, Pythonesque, Romanesque, sculpturesque, statuesque
 
 

Definition of Junoesque in US English:

Junoesque

adjectiveˌjo͞onōˈeskˌdʒunoʊˈɛsk
  • (of a woman) imposingly tall and shapely.

    a handsome Junoesque woman
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But unlike the latter's compliant filles, Golub's Junoesque women project a potency exceeding even that of the Spaniard's priapic Minotaur.
    • ‘La, I do beg pardon,’ A Junoesque young woman in a white, filmy, low-cut dress hesitated in the doorway.
    • Of course, her Junoesque figure was exploited in the films and made much of in the media.
    • She was rather Junoesque, with her soft brown curls, pulled back in a loose knot on the back of her head, and her pretty face; she was probably only a few years older than Mother, but seemed more aged, as if she had seen more in her life.
    Synonyms
    curvaceous, shapely, opulent, full-figured, well formed, well proportioned, ample, rubensesque, buxom, full-bosomed, lush, luscious

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Juno + -esque.

 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/20 22:41:37