callipygous

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A person with well-shaped buttocks

adjective
/ˌkælɪˈpɪɡəs/

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: callipigio

She wore a dress that accentuated her callipygous shape.

Examples

His callipygous appearance often turned heads at the beach.
And the callipygous haunches of the Jew.

Academic text (1992)
Many artists admire the callipygous figure in classical sculptures.

Synonyms

buttocked

vscallipygous

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Having a rounded, prominent rear near the hips

focuses on attractive well-shaped form rather than mere prominence

callipygian

vscallipygous

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A person who has a well-shaped bottom

is the same meaning but uses the -ian ending

Antonyms

flat

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Level and even without parts higher or lower

unattractive

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Not pleasant to look at or to the senses

How Shapely

voluptuous

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callipygous

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curvaceous

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shapely

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rounded

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Surface Forms

callipygous positive

Morphology

callipygous = calli + pyg + ous

Formed from Greek combining elements ('calli-' 'pyg-') plus the adjective suffix '-ous'; these combining forms are not recognizable or productive for average learners, so the meaning is not transparently derived from familiar English words.

Etymology

Callipygous comes from Greek parts kalli- meaning 'beautiful', as in calligraphy ('beautiful writing'), and pygē meaning 'buttock'. So it literally says 'beautiful buttocks', which is why callipygous describes someone with well-shaped or attractive buttocks.