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