Definition of Shapeliness

1. Noun. The quality of having a well-rounded body.

Exact synonyms: Curvaceousness, Voluptuousness
Generic synonyms: Pulchritude
Derivative terms: Curvaceous, Shapely, Voluptuous

Definition of Shapeliness

1. n. The quality or state of being shapely.

Definition of Shapeliness

1. Noun. The property of being shapely. ¹

2. Noun. (countable rare) The result or product of being shapely. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shapeliness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shapeliness

shape poem
shape up
shape up or ship out
shapeable
shaped
shaped up
shapedness
shapeless
shapelessly
shapelessness
shapelessnesses
shapelet
shapelets
shapelier
shapeliest
shapeliness (current term)
shapelinesses
shapely
shapen
shaper
shapers
shapes
shapes up
shapeshift
shapeshifted
shapeshifter
shapeshifters
shapeshifting
shapeshifts
shapeup

Literary usage of Shapeliness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Masks, Heads, and Faces: With Some Considerations Respecting the Rise and by Ellen Russell Emerson (1891)
"It is noticeable, as has been premised, that in all figures except that of the prehistoric circle, the development of a sense of shapeliness is tardy. ..."

2. On the Study of Celtic Literature ; And, On Translating Homer by Matthew Arnold (1883)
"I am old, I am alone, shapeliness and warmth are gone from me ; the couch of honour shall be no more mine ; I am miserable, I am bent on my crutch. ..."

3. On the Study of Celtic Literature and on Translating Homer by Matthew Arnold (1893)
"I am old, I am alone, shapeliness and warmth are gone from me ; the couch of honour shall be no more mine ; I am miserable, I am bent on my crutch. ..."

4. A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both with Regard to Sound and ...by Thomas Sheridan by Thomas Sheridan (1790)
"SHAPELY, iha'pe-ly. a. Symmetrical, well formed. shapeliness, fhi'pe-ty-nls. f. Beauty or proportion of form. ..."

5. Library of Advertising (1911)
"If it is a shoe, it may be the question of its style and shapeliness, or it may be a question of ease and comfort. Of course, theoretically, it would be ..."

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