Definition
callipygous
adjective
- Having well-shaped or attractive buttocks.
Usage: formal or literary; from Greek kallos (beauty) + pyge (buttocks)
Examples
- The sculptor admired the callipygous proportions of the classical statue.
- Ancient Greek artists often depicted callipygous figures in their artwork.
- The term callipygous appears frequently in art historical discussions of idealized human form.
- Museum curators noted the callipygous characteristics celebrated in Renaissance paintings.