steatopygous
Syllables: ste·a·to·pyg·ous/ˌstɪ.əˈtɒ.pɪ.ɡəs/US/ˌstɪ.əˈtɑ.pɪ.ɡəs/
steatopygous adjective: pertaining to steatopygia; having fat or prominent buttocks.
Adjective
steatopygous (comparative more steatopygous, superlative most steatopygous)
- Pertaining to steatopygia; having fat or prominent buttocks.
- [W]e may refer to some unknown condition of climate, the steatopygous deformities of the Bushmen. As these remarkable depositions of fat are not the peculiarity of one tribe, namely the Saabs, [...] we have no room for doubt that the cause of the phenomenon is some influence connected with climate...1837, James Cowles Prichard, Researches into the Physical History of Mankind, 3rd edition, volume II, London: Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, […]; and J. and A. Arch, […], →OCLC, section I, page 339
- Living in rooms opposite these slave girls, and seeing them at all hours of the day and night, I had frequent opportunities of studying them. They were average specimens of the steatopygous Abyssinian breed, broad-shouldered, thin-flanked, fine-limbed, and with haunches of prodigious size.1855, Richard F[rancis] Burton, “The Nile Steam Boat”, in Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. … In Three Volumes, volume I (El-Misr), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and...
- Synonyms:
- big-buttocked, bootylicious, fat-buttocked, large-buttocked, steatopygial, steatopygic
steatopygous meaning in Tamil
steatopygous in Tamil
- பிட்டக் கொழுப்புப் புடைப்புடைய
Examples of steatopygous in a sentence
- [W]e may refer to some unknown condition of climate, the steatopygous deformities of the Bushmen.1837, James Cowles Prichard, Researches into the Physical History of Mankind, 3rd edition, volume II, London: Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper...
- At his side, Amuta and a steatopygous twelve-year-old in a striped shift.1981, T[homas] Coraghessan Boyle, “Niger Redux”, in Water Music, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, →ISBN; republished London: Granta Books...
- And finally there is the old crone of death, the steatopygous figure with pointed feet, that goes all the way back to the Paleolithic settlement of Dolne Vestonice.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London...
Synonyms of steatopygous
- big-buttocked
- bootylicious
- fat-buttocked
- large-buttocked
- steatopygial
- steatopygic
Forms of steatopygous
| comparative | more steatopygous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most steatopygous |
Origin of steatopygous
From steatopyga, steatopygia + -ous. Steatopyga is borrowed from New Latin steatopyga, from Ancient Greek στέᾱτος (stéātos) (genitive singular of στέαρ (stéar, “hard fat, suet, tallow”)) + πῡγή (pūgḗ, “buttocks, rump”).
Questions about steatopygous
- What does steatopygous mean?
- Steatopygous means pertaining to steatopygia; having fat or prominent buttocks.
- What is steatopygous in Tamil?
- Steatopygous in Tamil is பிட்டக் கொழுப்புப் புடைப்புடைய. See Steatopygous meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use steatopygous in a sentence?
- [W]e may refer to some unknown condition of climate, the steatopygous deformities of the Bushmen.
- What part of speech is steatopygous?
- Steatopygous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce steatopygous?
- Steatopygous is pronounced /ˌstɪ.əˈtɒ.pɪ.ɡəs/ (UK).
Words near steatopygous in the dictionary
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