pear-shaped
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- adjective
- /pɛr ʃeɪpt/
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en forma de pera
- Subsequently, the particular pear-shaped design has become the most frequently found size and shape for older women of all ages.
- pear-shaped diamond
- pear-shaped diamond ring
- pear-shaped body
So we are a pear shaped oblate spheroid.
- So we are a pear shaped oblate spheroid.
Examples
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He was short and round, a pear-shaped lump of dough.
Fiction book (2001) -
If you are pear-shaped, then your hips are wider than your shoulders, and the oversized jacket with skinny pants might be a look that helps you create balance.
Blog text (23) -
He caught a glimpse of her pear-shaped bottom.
Fiction book (1991) -
Slightly pear-shaped, she was too asymmetrical to be conventionally pretty.
Fiction book (2001) -
A balding, pear-shaped Irish head, a face I hadn't seen close up since he pitched the tent eight years ago.
Fiction book (2001) -
She resembled the pear-shaped cousins she and Sarah had ridiculed as girls.
Fiction book (1993) -
He was a tall, pear-shaped man; his thin hair neatly ringed the bare top of his skull, and his small blue eyes twinkled.
Fiction book (2001) -
Many women prefer clothing styles that flatter their pear-shaped bodies by emphasizing the waist.
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She loves wearing dresses that compliment her pear-shaped silhouette, creating a balanced look.
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To look her best, she chose a tailored outfit that suited her pear-shaped figure.
Synonyms
A thing that is shaped like a pear, wider at the bottom and narrower at the top
Shaped like a pear with a wider bottom and a narrower top
With a round bottom and a pointed top like an acorn
How Tapered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pear-shaped comes from the fruit pear, which is 'wider at the bottom and narrower at the top'. So something described as pear-shaped simply has that rounded form that is thicker below and tapers above.