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Rubenesque

[ roo-buh-nesk ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the painter Peter Paul Rubens or his works, which feature full-figured women.
  2. (of a woman's figure) plump but shapely; curvaceous.

Rubenesque

/ ˌruːbəˌnɛsk /

adjective

  1. (of a woman) having the physique associated with Rubens' portraits of women; plump and attractive

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rubenesque1

1815–20; Ruben(s) ( def ) + -esque ( def ); the 's' is almost always dropped because Rubensesque is hard to pronounce

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Example Sentences

The hardest thing is to fit out his patrons with street gowns that will be conventional, and yet Rubenesque.

Rubens became nothing but Rubens, but all the art world wished to become "Rubenesque."

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