wide hips
Broad lower torso
Wide hips describes a body shape where the hip bones and surrounding flesh extend noticeably outward from the waist.
The term appears in fashion contexts, body-type discussions, and descriptions of physical attractiveness: She has wide hips and a narrow waist.
Wide hips are often associated with femininity and, in evolutionary psychology discussions, with fertility.
The phrase can be neutral description or loaded with judgment depending on context.
- curvyHaving smooth bends
- hourglass figureNarrow waist between fuller bust and hips
- hourglassGravity-powered sand timer
- voluptuousSensually full-bodied
- childbearingGiving birth to young
sway · curves · feminine · pelvis · thighs · swivel · sashay · waist · silhouette · fertility · shapely · bodacious · sultry · strut · curvaceous · figure eight · pear-shaped · jeans
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, athletic build
- sex traitsbreasts, facial hair, body hair, voice deepening, deep voice
- beauty standardsclear skin, flawless skin, smooth skin, long hair, full lips
- gender traitsmasculine, feminine, male, female, manly