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lovely derrière

lovely derrière

9.2
Attractive buttocks on a person's body, often talked about in a playful or polite way
  • noun
  • /ˈlʌvli dɛˈrjɛr/
  • NSFW
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  • The dress complemented her lovely derrière perfectly.

Examples

  • She joked about doing extra squats to keep her lovely derrière in shape.

  • She has a lovely derrière that turns heads.

  • He couldn't help but notice her lovely derrière as she walked by.

  • Did you see her lovely derrière at the party?

  • As she twirled around, everyone admired her lovely derrière in the stunning dress.

  • To enhance her fitness routine, she often targeted her lovely derrière with exercises.

  • He confidently complimented her lovely derrière during their dinner date.

Synonyms

butt
vslovely derrière
  • Informal
∞ 1.6

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is the more elegant playful expression stressing shape and appeal
tushy
vslovely derrière
  • Baby Talk
14 8.6

A name children use for the part of the body you sit on

is more sophisticated and highlights attractiveness playfully
derriere
vslovely derrière
11 8.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is more playful and highlights shapely attractive quality
tushie
vslovely derrière
  • Baby Talk
9 8.8

The soft back part of the body that you sit on

is more refined playful phrasing that stresses shapely appearance
patootie
vslovely derrière
  • Slang
7 9.9

A friendly word for a person's bottom or for someone very cute

is a more elegant playful mention that stresses attractiveness
tooshie
vslovely derrière
  • Baby Talk
1 9.4

The part of the body you sit on

is the elegant playful mention focusing on attractiveness and shape
nether cheek
vslovely derrière
  • Informal
9.9

One of the two rounded parts at the back of the body used for sitting

is more elegant and suggests attractiveness rather than joking
buttocks
vslovely derrière
1.6

Two rounded soft parts at the back of the human body that you sit on

is used playfully and implies attractiveness rather than clinical description

Antonyms

butt-ugly
  • Offensive
5 9.3

Extremely unpleasant to look at

Surface Forms

lovely derrière singular
lovely derrières plural

Morphology

lovely + derrière

The phrase is a simple adjective + noun composition: 'lovely' (attractive) modifies 'derrière' (buttocks), so the meaning 'attractive/shapely buttocks' is directly derivable from the parts. Although 'derrière' is a French loanword and might be unfamiliar to some learners, if a learner knows both constituent meanings the overall sense is fully compositional and transparent.

Etymology

Lovely derrière uses the French word derrière, which literally means 'behind' or 'back' and sounds more polite and fancy than 'bottom'. Adding lovely makes the image flattering and playful, so the phrase is a gentle, elegant way to say 'attractive buttocks'.