Meanings
comparative curvier · superlative curviest · alternative rare curvey
- Having curves.
A city is entangled in straight lines, while nature is curvy. Fast is straight, but slow is curvy and patient.
2015, dehyun sohn, Hee-Jung Jang, Timothy Jung, Go Slow and Curvy: Understanding the Philosophy of the Cittaslow slowcity Phenomenon, Springer, →ISBN, page 5 - Buxom or curvaceous.
I love this woman and her curvy body.
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He tried to shift his focus back to Jessica and their wedding, but the soft, curvy blonde he'd met recently was stealing more and more of his attention.
2013, Ava Catori, The Big, Not-So-Small, Curvy Girls Dating Agency, Ava Catori BooksSynonyms: Rubenesque
- euphemisticOverweight.
(see title)
2016, Carmen Reeves, Yoga: For Curvy Girls Guide - Easy Beginner's Poses for Women with Curves
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBuxom or curvaceous.
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kr̥wós
- Proto-Italic*korwos
- Latincurvus
- Englishcurve
- Englishcurvy
Translations
Finnish mutkainen, mutkitteleva
- mutkainenhaving curves
- mutkittelevahaving curves
Indonesian melengkung
- melengkunghaving curves
Russian изо́гнутый, криво́й
- изо́гнутый (izógnutyj)having curves
- криво́й (krivój)having curves
- изви́листый (izvílistyj)having curves
Spanish curvo, comboso
- curvohaving curves
- combosohaving curves
- corvohaving curves
Swedish kurvig
- kurvighaving curves
Turkish kıvrımlı
- kıvrımlıhaving curves
Cite this entry
curvy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curvy
“curvy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curvy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curvy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curvy.
Source: curvy on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.