callipygian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
  2. Specifically, describing a statue (often of a goddess such as Aphrodite) in a pose that shows off the figure's shapely buttocks.

Pronunciation

/ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/ /ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒi.ən/ /ˌkæliˈpɪdʒjən/ /ˌkæləˈpɪdʒi.ən/ /ˌkæləˈpɪdʒjən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-callipygian.wav

Word forms

callipygian more callipygian most callipygian kallipygian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος (kallípugos) + -ian, from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”).

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