🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

curvo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: koor-voh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Curvy/ˈkɜːr.vi/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La strada era curvosa e panoramica."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having curves; not straight.

    "The curvy road made driving an exciting adventure."
  2. 2

    Referring to a body shape characterized by rounded contours.

    "She wore a dress that accentuated her curvy figure."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'curvy' is derived from the adjective 'curved', which comes from the Middle English 'curven', meaning to bend or shape. The root can be traced back to the Old French 'courber', which itself originates from the Latin 'curvare', meaning to bend.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Curvy"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Curvy"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Curvy" Synonym Map