steatopygous
ste·a·to·pyg·ous
steatopygous · more steatopygous · most steatopygous
Pertaining to steatopygiaPertaining to steatopygia; having fat or prominent buttocks.
UK/ˌstɪ.əˈtɒ.pɪ.ɡəs/US/ˌstɪ.əˈtɑ.pɪ.ɡəs/
Meaning
1 sensesPertaining to steatopygia; having fat or prominent buttocks.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From steatopyga, steatopygia + -ous. Steatopyga is borrowed from New Latin steatopyga, froFrom steatopyga, steatopygia + -ous. Steatopyga is borrowed from New Latin steatopyga, from Ancient Greek στέᾱτος (stéātos) (genitive singular of στέαρ (stéar, “hard fat, suet, tallow”)) + πῡγή (pūgḗ, “buttocks, rump”).
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Forms
more steatopygous, most steatopygous| Comparative | more steatopygous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most steatopygous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsbootyliciousfat-buttockedsteatopygialsteatopygicbig-buttockedlarge-buttocked
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.