curvinessn.
/ˈkəːvɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkərvinᵻs/ The quality or condition of being curvy (in various senses).
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1888 Chron. of Art p. iii/2 in Mag. of Art 11 His girls are so beautiful, his bairns so delightfully mischievous and natural,..that one can hardly quarrel for the excess of ‘curviness’.
1903 Vassar Misc. Nov. 49 I like your mouth, the curviness of it.
1968 Corpus Christi (Texas) Times 2 Apr. 12 a/2 The curviness of her 5-foot-5-inch, 118-pound figure was emphasized by a pair of snug black and white checked slacks.
1986 Times 18 Feb. 11/2 The sarong..has all the appropriate curviness.
2014 R. Hurst Art Cycling iii. 162 The width and curviness of suburban streets can tempt some people into aggressive driving.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1888- breechesflue
- breechesless
- breechesmaker
- breechespart
- breechespipe
- brilliancy
- brilliant
- brilliant cut
- brilliant pebbles
- brillianter
- brilliantest
- brilliantine
- brilliantined
- brilliantines
- brilliantlier
- brilliantliest
- brilliantly
- brilliantness
- brilliantnesses
- brilliants
- brilliantwise
- brillo
- brillo-headed
- brilloheaded
- brillos