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Meaning of "callipygian" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CALLIPYGIAN

From Greek kallipugos, epithet of a statue of Aphrodite, from calli- + pugē buttocks.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CALLIPYGIAN

callipygian  [ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALLIPYGIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Callipygian is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CALLIPYGIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

callipygian

Venus Callipyge

The Venus Callipyge, also known as the Aphrodite Kallipygos or the Callipygian Venus, all literally meaning "Venus of the beautiful buttocks", is an Ancient Roman marble statue, thought to be a copy of an older Greek original. In an example of anasyrma, it depicts a partially draped woman, raising her light peplos to uncover her hips and buttocks, and looking back and down over her shoulder, perhaps to evaluate them. The subject is conventionally identified as Venus, though it may equally be a portrait of a mortal woman. The marble statue extant today dates to the late 1st century BC. The lost Greek original on which it is based is thought to have been bronze, and to have been executed around 300 BC, towards the beginning of the Hellenistic era. The provenance of the marble copy is unknown, but it was rediscovered, missing its head, in the early modern era. The head was restored, first in the 16th century and again in the 18th century; the restored head was made to look over the shoulder, drawing further attention to the statue's bare buttocks and thereby contributing to its popularity.

Definition of callipygian in the English dictionary

The definition of callipygian in the dictionary is having beautifully shaped buttocks.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALLIPYGIAN


acanthopterygian
ˌækənˌθɒptəˈrɪdʒɪən
archipelagian
ˌɑːkɪpəˈleɪdʒɪən
Cantabrigian
ˌkæntəˈbrɪdʒɪən
Carolingian
ˌkærəˈlɪndʒɪən
coccygian
kɒkˈsɪdʒɪən
crossopterygian
krɒˌsɒptəˈrɪdʒɪən
hyperphrygian
ˌhaɪpəˈfrɪdʒɪən
hypophrygian
ˌhaɪpəˈfrɪdʒɪən
Lagrangian
ləˈɡreɪndʒɪən
magian
ˈmeɪdʒɪən
malacopterygian
ˌmæləˌkɒptəˈrɪdʒɪən
Merovingian
ˌmɛrəʊˈvɪndʒɪən
Ogygian
əʊˈdʒɪdʒɪən
pelagian
pɛˈleɪdʒɪən
Phrygian
ˈfrɪdʒɪən
sauropterygian
sɔːˌrɒptəˈrɪdʒɪən
Stygian
ˈstɪdʒɪən
theologian
ˌθɪəˈləʊdʒɪən
Thraco-Phrygian
ˌθreɪkəʊˈfrɪdʒɪən
Thuringian
θjʊˈrɪndʒɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALLIPYGIAN

calligraphist
calligraphy
Callimachus
calling
calling card
calliope
calliopsis
callipash
calliper
calliper compasses
calliper rule
calliper splint
callipers
callipygous
callistemon
callisthenic
callisthenics
Callisto
callithump
callithumpian

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALLIPYGIAN

Belgian
Brobdingnagian
Carlovingian
Dano-Norwegian
Fuegian
Galwegian
gambogian
geologian
Georgian
Glaswegian
Jungian
mythologian
natural theologian
neologian
Norwegian
Pelasgian
salpingian
South Georgian
Swedenborgian
Varangian

Synonyms and antonyms of callipygian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «callipygian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALLIPYGIAN

Find out the translation of callipygian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of callipygian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «callipygian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

callipygian
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calípige
570 millions of speakers

English

callipygian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

callipygian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

callipygian
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

callipygian
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Podcast
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

callipygian
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

callipyge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Callipygian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Callipygian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

callipygian
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

callipygian
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Callipygian
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

callipygian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழகிய பிட்டத்தை உடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉलिपीजियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Callipygian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Callipigia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

callipygian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

callipygian
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Callipygian
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

callipygian
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

callipygian
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Callipygian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

callipygian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of callipygian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALLIPYGIAN»

The term «callipygian» is normally little used and occupies the 134.757 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALLIPYGIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about callipygian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALLIPYGIAN»

Discover the use of callipygian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to callipygian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Callipygian: An Erotic Enigma
Winner of No Awards!
R. Legrande, 2007
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There Be No Dragons: How to Cross a Big Ocean in a Small ...
I had a wonderful friend named Zelig who had a wonderful sailboat named Callipygian after his wife's behind. Callipygian means "lovely ass." Zelig was a blessed man, talented, handsome, brilliant, and a great surgeon who did not deserve ...
Reese Palley, 2004
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Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs: And ...
CALLIPYGIAN Now there's a fine word for you. Barely had the Canadian Oxford Dictionary arrived from the printers before a fellow ballet student of mine asked if “callipygian” was in it. No, I said, it was too rare for a dictionary of this size, but we  ...
Katherine Barber, 2007
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Fiske 250 Words Every High School Graduate Needs to Know
Callipygian (cal-a-PIJ-yun) Yes, there's an elegant adjective from classical Greek that means “having beautiful buttocks.” • The ancient marble statues had many examples, Lester noted, of callipygian males and females. • The erudite cartoon ...
Edward B. Fiske, Jane Mallison, Dave Hatcher, 2011
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HER CALLIPYGIAN BEHIND by Tim Williams They say she is a plain gal who attracts many men thus they accuse her of pagan wiles, but really it is the perfectly proportioned buttocks, her callipygian behind, that bounces below her iliac, ...
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Mark Forysth's Gemel Edition: The Etymologicon and The ...
Itis from the bottomfond Greeks that we get the modern English term callipygian, meaning beautiful buttocked. There wasa whole cultin ancient Syracuse devoted to Aphrodite Kallipygos, or Venus of the Beautiful Bottom, or at least there may ...
Mark Forsyth, 2012
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Carnal Knowledge: A Navel Gazer's Dictionary of Anatomy, ...
A word lover's reference provides a close-up look at the words used to describe the human body, providing detailed etymologies and trivia about such words as eye, gry, sideburns, nostril, and bourdonnement.
Charles Hodgson, 2007
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A Survivor's Guide to Hollywood: How to Play the Game... ...
A funny yet practical guide to handling the day to day challenges faced by actors in particular and everyone else in general. This book will change the way you view your life and career.
Robin Riker, 2013
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Frazz 3.1416
And what other comic uses such recondite terms as callipygian,trebuchet, and palter? When the characters comment on the world around them, it's a reflection oftheir personalities, not a political screed. Frazz is a dedicated triathlete, so it's not ...
Jef Mallett, 2008
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We'll Kiss for Food
For information write to [like anyone who's not a credit card company sends U.S. mail] Callipygian Ventures, Inc., 159 Nantasket Rd, Hull, MA 02045. 617-946- 3566 [that's 617-WIN ELMO] 2nd Edition ISBN: 0-9700815-8-8 Library of Congress ...
Steven J. Silberberg, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALLIPYGIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term callipygian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sculpting a cell's backside: New protein found to help cells move …
Cells migrate toward a glass needle (*) releasing a chemical attractant. Callipygian (green) is at the back of the cells. Credit: Kristen Swaney ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
Book review: Book of Numbers, Joshua Cohen
... struggles with his pornography fixation, Kor's interference, his penchant for callipygian women wearing burqas, and writing the book in such ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
3
Montclair Times Cannon Fodder: English, the next dead language?
Words like cockalorum (a little man with a high opinion of himself) and callipygian (having lovely buttocks) pass out of circulation, and has ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
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Word to the wise: The English language and its neglected treasures
The model callipygian is the Venus Kallipygos, a Roman marble statue in Naples, literally the Venus of the Beautiful Buttocks, that was ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
How Streaming Services Are Remaking The Pop Charts
The above-mentioned streaming hits got huge thanks largely to YouTube, which tends to reward visuals over sonics — whether it's callipygian ... «Utah Public Radio, Jun 15»
6
Can you ballet-dance to words?
Callipygian. Surely it's 'quitted' (like 'fitted') in the past tense? Kimber Jones ... Callipygian. Lordy lordy. When I said 'full-body' I mean the whole ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
7
The Heckler: down with the actor-commentariat!
Callipygian. Why Timothy Dalton put up with her for so long is a mystery. Chamber Pot. WRP you mean. Verbatim. And Hanoi Jane; don't forget ... «Spectator.co.uk, Apr 15»
8
Who's More Mainstream? Ted Cruz or Liberal Media?
“Mark Morford was raised by nubile, long-eyelashed callipygian wood nymphs and spoon fed dark chocolate, raw pomegranate seeds, Shaiva ... «NewsBusters, Mar 15»
9
Will you miss Mad Men? James Delingpole won't
No one is. But he was the central character and his eventual sleazy ordinariness was the killer. Callipygian. Nothing hilarious about sideburns, ... «Spectator.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Comedy Bang! Bang!: Zach Galifianakis Wears Grey Corduroys And …
... Tom Cruise, one-time couch-arsonist Bobcat Goldthwait, and the callipygian trio of Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, and Nicki Minaj. «A.V. Club DC, Mar 15»

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