Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Having the stately bearing and imposing beauty of the goddess Juno.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. suggestive of a statue.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. suggestive of a statue
Etymologies
- Juno + -esque (Wiktionary)
Examples
“She was a tall voluptuous-looking woman of what is called a Junoesque type — decidedly plump, with firm white hands and well-formed feet.”
“She was a tall voluptuous-looking woman of what is called a Junoesque type -- decidedly plump, with firm white hands and well-formed feet.”
“We learn that a "Junoesque" and quite vibrant writer-businesswoman, Sonia Greene, fell in love with Lovecraft for his intelligent conversation, and pursued him for three Platonic years before, misguidedly, he consented to marry her.”
“She's a big girl, not obese but what we used to call Junoesque.”
“A woman of such Junoesque proportions would surely complement the family line.”
“For a moment I thought it must be an exclusive brothel, for we were in a great salon all plush and gilt and mirrors, with thick carpet and velvet divans and curtains looped back by silver cords, and Junoesque females of perfect complexion drifting about.”
“Still smarting from having her Junoesque and charming person referred to as hefty, the girl took his proffered arm and allowed herself to be settled beside him.”
“She was young, built on Junoesque lines, and tall with a lovely face and dark eyes heavily fringed with black lashes.”
“The gown seemed to fit the nips and tucks of her Junoesque figure well.”
“One appeared to be an exaggeratedly Junoesque woman.”
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