Definition of CALLIPYGIAN

callipygian

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks
    • "the quest for the callipygian ideal"

Adj

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 19

callipygian is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
callipygian is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
callipygian is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

callipygian is a valid Words With Friends word