Meaning & use
curvaceous
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Having a pleasingly rounded, shapely figure, typically used to describe a woman's body.
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The dress was tailored to flatter her curvaceous figure.
Old car advertisements often praised the curvaceous lines of the new models.
A note on using this word
Extended from describing bodies to describing curved shapes in general, such as furniture or car bodywork.
Words with a similar meaning
shapelyvoluptuous
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Words with an opposite meaning
angular
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