callipygian
Collocations
4ADJ.
delightful, revealing
CALLIPYGIAN + NOUN
recesses, venus
PREP.
in
ADV.
clearly
Definitions
adj
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.
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, […]
Specifically, describing a statue (often of a goddess such as Aphrodite) in a pose that shows off the figure's shapely buttocks.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks
- callipygous
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3[…]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.
WiktionarySuddenly 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
WiktionaryHer 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.
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