callipygian

9.9

A person who has a well-shaped bottom

adjective
/ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒiən/

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: callipigio

She has a callipygian figure that turns heads.

Examples

The artist praised the model’s callipygian figure in his latest sculpture.
The artist often paints callipygian models in his work.
She was famed in the city for her callipygian appearance, which inspired many painters.
The magazine featured a humorous article about Hollywood’s most callipygian stars.
The artist praised the model’s callipygian figure in his latest sculpture.
She was famed in the city for her callipygian appearance, which inspired many painters.
The magazine featured a humorous article about Hollywood’s most callipygian stars.

Synonyms

rumpy

vscallipygian

Slang

1 9.9

Having a large, noticeable bottom

is the neutral or formal expression rather than an informal term

callipygous

vscallipygian

NSFW

9.9

A person with well-shaped buttocks

has identical meaning but exists as a different word ending or form

buttocked

vscallipygian

8.2

Having a rounded, prominent rear near the hips

emphasizes an attractive, well-shaped rear rather than mere prominence

Antonyms

flat

797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

unshapely

6.7

A person or thing that looks awkward and not pleasing to the eye

How Shapely

voluptuous

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13 7.4

callipygian

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9.9

curvaceous

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5 5.9

shapely

15 3.4

rounded

1 2.4

Surface Forms

callipygian positive

Morphology

callipygian = calli + pyg + ian

Built from Greek combining forms ('calli-' 'pyg-') that are not recognizable standalone English words, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from English component words.

Etymology

Callipygian comes from Greek parts calli- 'beautiful' and pyge 'buttocks', and the calli- part is the same root in calligraphy meaning 'beautiful writing'. So callipygian means 'beautiful buttocks', which is why we use it for someone with a well-shaped bottom.