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rubenesque

Ru·ben·esque
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [roo-buh-nesk]
    • /ˌru bəˈnɛsk/
    • /rˌuːbənˈesk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roo-buh-nesk]
    • /ˌru bəˈnɛsk/

Definitions of rubenesque word

  • adjective rubenesque of or relating to the painter Peter Paul Rubens or his works, which feature full-figured women. 1
  • adjective rubenesque (of a woman's figure) plump but shapely; curvaceous. 1
  • adjective rubenesque (of a woman) having the physique associated with Rubens' portraits of women; plump and attractive 0
  • adjective rubenesque of, characteristic of, or like the art of Rubens; colorful, sensual, opulent, etc. 0
  • adjective rubenesque full and shapely; voluptuous 0

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Origin of rubenesque

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
1815-20; Ruben(s) + -esque; the 's' is almost always dropped because Rubensesque is hard to pronounce

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Parts of speech for Rubenesque

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rubenesque popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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