hourglass figure
Narrow waist, wide hips
An hourglass figure describes a body shape where the bust and hips are roughly equal in width while the waist is noticeably narrower, creating curves that suggest the silhouette of an hourglass.
The term is used almost exclusively to describe women and is generally considered complimentary, though it reflects particular cultural standards of attractiveness.
She has a classic hourglass figure.
Fashion advice often focuses on dressing to accentuate or create the appearance of an hourglass figure.
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
- curvesBends in a line
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
- waist trainerGarment compressing the midsection
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
bust · middle · body shape · body type · hips · voluptuous · physique · ideal body · tightlacing · Marilyn Monroe · pin-up girl · proportion · boning · shapewear · undergarment · bodice · snatched · nipped
- Beauty Idealsgolden ratio, ideal proportions, ideal form, perfect form, beauty standard
- silhouettestree silhouette, body outline, side profile, shadow puppet, running man
- figurestrope, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
- femininitygracefulness, gentleness, softness, dainty, delicate
- traditional beautysymmetry, clear skin, long hair, rosy cheeks, full lips
- Pinupspinup, pin-up girl, cheesecake, cheesecake photo, Bettie Page
hourglass figureapple shape
Globular with slight taper
pear shape · inverted triangle · barrel-chested · beer belly
figure, disfigure, configuration, figurative, hourglass, configure, transfigure, prefigure, reconfigure