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Revised 2016 callipygianadjective Factsheet What does the adjective callipygian mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective callipygian. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the adjective callipygian? Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English What is the etymology of the adjective callipygian? callipygian is a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek καλλίπυγος, ‑ian suffix. What is the earliest known use of the adjective callipygian? Earliest known use 1810s The earliest known use of the adjective callipygian is in the 1810s. OED's earliest evidence for callipygian is from 1818, in the writing of John Cam Hobhouse, politician. How is the adjective callipygian pronounced? British English /ˌkalᵻˈpɪdʒiən/ kal-uh-PIJ-ee-uhn U.S. English /ˌkæləˈpɪdʒiən/ kal-uh-PIJ-ee-uhn Nearby entries - calling down, n.1551– - calling hare, n.1780– - calling hours, n.1835– - calling list, n.1826– - calling over, n.1594– - calliope, n.1856– - calliope hummingbird, n.1872– - calliopist, n.1857– - calliphorid, adj. & n.1915– - Callippic, adj.1657– - callipygian, adj.1818– - callipygous, adj.1923– - callis sand, n.1594–1909 - Callistemon, n.1814– - callisthenic | calisthenic, adj. & n.1826– - callisthenical | calisthenical, adj.1831– - callisthenics | calisthenics, n.1827– - callisthenium | calisthenium, n.1832– - Callisto, n.1694– - callithrix, n.1572– - callithump, n.1843– Etymology Summary A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. < Hellenistic Greek καλλίπυγος having beautiful buttocks, an epithet of Aphrodite (< ancient Greek καλλι-, combining form of κάλλος beauty (see callisthenic adj.) + πυγή buttocks: see pygo- comb. form) + ‑ian suffix…    < Hellenistic Greek καλλίπυγος having beautiful buttocks, an epithet of Aphrodite (< ancient Greek καλλι-, combining form of κάλλος beauty (see callisthenic adj.) + πυγή buttocks: see pygo- comb. form) + ‑ian suffix. Notes Compare French callipygien (1826 or earlier). Compare the following earlier attestations of the plural noun callipygae (< post-classical Latin callipygae, feminine plural (1556 or earlier)):With the form calipygean compare ‑ean suffix. - 1624From which time, euer after, the two young marryed wiues were called Callipygae. T. Heywood, Γυναικεῖον [Gynaikeion]: or, Nine Bookes of Various History Concerninge Women vi. 297 - 1646Callipygæ and women largely composed behinde. Sir T. Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: or, Enquiries into Very Many Received Tenents, and Commonly Perceived Truths iv. vi. 195 New English Dictionary (OED first edition) (1888) indicates that the phrase ‘Callipygian Venus’ was in use before 1800, but evidence is lacking. Meaning & use Contents - 1818–Designating a person who has well-shaped or finely developed buttocks; of or relating to such a person. Also: of or relating to the buttocks.Frequently an epithet for a particular sculptural representation of Venus (see e.g. quot. 1831). - 1818The Toro, the Hercules, the Flora, the Callipygian Venus, were all found in the baths of Caracalla, of which most probably they had been the ornaments. J. C. Hobhouse, Hist. Illustr. 4th Canto Childe Harold 104 - 1831The three famous Venuses,—the Calipygean, Capitoline and Medician,—at Naples, Rome and Florence. A. Bigelow, Trav. Malta & Sicily x. 293 - 1834Had Mr B. ever carried up to his Etonian master three such blunders, his Callipygian surface would have been ruffled by a well-merited flagellation. A. Sedgwick, Four Letters to Editors Leeds Mercury (1836) iv. 48 - 1885The Callipygian luxuriance he so deplores. Athenæum 17 October 497 - 1912The instant their callipygian charms grazed the mosaic, they recoiled like suddenly awakened serpents. F. Douglas, translation of V. B. Ibáñez, Sónnica iii. 131 - 1989Rossi says high heels do more than make a girl callipygian—a technical term for ‘having lovely buttocks’. Hippocrates November 26/3 - 2011The famously callipygian television personality Kim Kardashian makes frequent requests for free Spanx. New Yorker 28 March 60/3 - pin-buttocked1566–1709Having narrow or bony buttocks; slim-hipped. - swag-buttockeda1652Having large swaying buttocks. - callipygian1818–Designating a person who has well-shaped or finely developed buttocks; of or relating to such a person. Also: of or relating to the buttocks. - pin-tailed1825–British regional. Having narrow hips that accentuate the buttocks. Cf. pin-buttocked, adj. - fat-arsed1891– - callipygous1923–Designating a person who has well-shaped or finely developed buttocks; of or relating to such a person; = callipygian, adj. - rumpsprung1939–(Of a chair, etc.) sprung in the seat; (of a garment) that has become baggy in the seat; also in extended use. Pronunciation British English /ˌkalᵻˈpɪdʒiən/ kal-uh-PIJ-ee-uhn U.S. English /ˌkæləˈpɪdʒiən/ kal-uh-PIJ-ee-uhn Consonants - ppea - ttea - kkey - bbuy - ddye - ɡguy - tʃchore - dʒjay - ffore - θthaw - ssore - ʃshore - vvee - ðthee - zzee - ʒbeige - xloch - hhay - llay - ɬrhingyll - rray - wway - jyore - mmay - nnay - ŋsing Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence <petal> /ˈpɛtl/ but <petally> /ˈpɛtl̩i/. Vowels - iːfleece - ihappy - ɪkit - ɛdress - atrap, bath - ɑːstart, palm, bath - ɒlot - ɔːthought, force - ʌstrut - ʊfoot - uːgoose - əletter - əːnurse - ɪənear - ɛːsquare - ʊəcure - eɪface - ʌɪpride - aʊmouth - əʊgoat - ɔɪvoice - ãgratin - ɒ̃salon - ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/) - ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/) Other symbols - The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress. - The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress. - Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional. View the pronunciation model here. Consonants - ppea - ttea - kkey - bbuy - ddye* - ɡguy - tʃchore - dʒjay - ffore - θthaw - ssore - ʃshore - vvee - ðthee - zzee - ʒbeige - xloch - hhay - llay - rray - wway - jyore - mmay - nnay - ŋsing * /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in <bitter> Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence <petal> /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but <petally> /ˈpɛdl̩i/. Vowels - ifleece, happy - ɪkit - ɛdress - ætrap, bath - ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought - ɑrstart - ɔcloth, thought - ɔrnorth, force - ʊfoot - ugoose - əstrut, comma - ərnurse, letter - ɪ(ə)rnear - ɛ(ə)rsquare - ʊ(ə)rcure - eɪface - aɪpride - aʊmouth - oʊgoat - ɔɪvoice - ɑ̃salon - æ̃parfum - ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/) - ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/) Other symbols - The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress. - The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress. - Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional. View the pronunciation model here. Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell. Consonants b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values - gguy - jjay - yyore - chchore - khloch - shshore - ththaw - dhthee - zhbeige Vowels - atrap - ahpalm - airsquare - arstart - arrcarry (British only) - awthought - ayface - a(ng)gratin - edress - eefleece - eerdeer - errmerry - ikit - ighpride - irrmirror - olot (British only) - ohgoat - oogoose - oorcure - orforce - orrsorry (British only) - owmouth - oyvoice - o(ng)salon - ustrut - uhletter - urnurse - urrhurry - uufoot Forms Variant forms - 1800scalipygean - 1800s–callipygian Frequency callipygian typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate. Frequency of callipygian, adj., 1880–2010 * Occurrences per million words in written English Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010. The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations. For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies. Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus. Entry history for callipygian, adj. callipygian, adj. was revised in March 2016. callipygian, adj. was last modified in March 2026. Revision of the OED is a long-term project, and oed.com is a living text, updated every three months. Modifications may include: - corrections and revisions to definitions, especially to improve clarity, accuracy, or intelligibility; - new or updated quotation evidence, and reverified or redated bibliographical information; - new or updated pronunciations (transcriptions and audio files); - new or revised etymological information and improved coverage of variant spellings; - new senses or phrases added in print and online updates since OED2 (1989). Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into callipygian, adj. in March 2026. Earlier versions of this entry were published in: OED First Edition (1888) OED Second Edition (1989) Cite Permanent link: Chicago 18 Oxford English Dictionary, “,” , . Copied to clipboard MLA 9 “” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, , . Copied to clipboard APA 7 Oxford University Press. (n.d.). In Oxford English dictionary. Retrieved , from Copied to clipboard Contribute Citation details Factsheet for callipygian, adj. Browse entry Nearby entries - calling down, n.1551– - calling hare, n.1780– - calling hours, n.1835– - calling list, n.1826– - calling over, n.1594– - calliope, n.1856– - calliope hummingbird, n.1872– - calliopist, n.1857– - calliphorid, adj. & n.1915– - Callippic, adj.1657– - callipygian, adj.1818– - callipygous, adj.1923– - callis sand, n.1594–1909 - Callistemon, n.1814– - callisthenic | calisthenic, adj. & n.1826– - callisthenical | calisthenical, adj.1831– - callisthenics | calisthenics, n.1827– - callisthenium | calisthenium, n.1832– - Callisto, n.1694– - callithrix, n.1572– - callithump, n.1843–