callipygian
US/ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/
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Canada/ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒi.ən/
callipygian adjective: having beautifully shaped buttocks.
Adjective
callipygian (comparative more callipygian, superlative most callipygian)
- Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
- […]we soon once more were in a state to renew our delicious combat; and a second course was run in the delightful callipygian recesses of Venus’s second temple of lubricity.1873, anonymous author, The Romance of Lust, volume 1
- Suddenly the music grew fainter, as if drawing away, and the dancers, their feet together and limbs half opened, descended in a slow spiral, with gentle undulations, until they touched the floor; the instant their callipygian charms grazed the mosaic, they recoiled like suddenly awakened serpents...1918, Frances Douglas, transl., Sónnica, Duffield & Company, translation of original by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, page 131
- Synonyms:
- bootylicious, bumtastic, callipygous, rumpalicious, thicc
- Specifically, describing a statue (often of a goddess such as Aphrodite) in a pose that shows off the figure's shapely buttocks.
callipygian meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Sanskrit
callipygian in Tamil
- அம்புட்டங்கொண்ட
callipygian in Bengali
- সুন্দর, গোলাকার নিতম্ববিশিষ্ট
callipygian in Malayalam
- callipygian
- കാലിപിജിയൻ kālipijiyaṉ
callipygian in Sanskrit
- having beautiful buttocks
- नितम्बवत् nitambavat, सुनितम्बिनी sunitambinī, सुभसद् subhasad, सुश्रोणी suśroṇī, सुश्रोणि suśroṇi
Examples of callipygian in a sentence
- Her gown (perhaps as a result of the scorching winds coming off the ambas) clung damply to her body, clearly revealing her callipygian curves and the entire shapely length of her legs.2006, Geoffrey Brock, transl., The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, translation of original by Umberto Eco...
- [T-Rex:] My lovely visage, callipygian frame, startlingly awesome calves and charming smile will yet go down in history!2007, Ryan North, Dinosaur Comics, from the comic strip on May 22
Synonyms of callipygian
Forms of callipygian
| comparative | more callipygian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most callipygian |
| alternative form | kallipygian |
Origin of callipygian
From Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος (kallípugos) + -ian, from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”).
Questions about callipygian
- What does callipygian mean?
- Callipygian means having beautifully shaped buttocks.
- What is callipygian in Tamil?
- Callipygian in Tamil is அம்புட்டங்கொண்ட. See Callipygian meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use callipygian in a sentence?
- Her gown (perhaps as a result of the scorching winds coming off the ambas) clung damply to her body, clearly revealing her callipygian curves and the entire shapely length of her legs.
- What part of speech is callipygian?
- Callipygian is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce callipygian?
- Callipygian is pronounced /ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/ (US).
Words near callipygian in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: callipygian (page history and authors); callipygian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); callipygian (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); കാലിപിജിയൻ (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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