GamesDaily CrosswordWord PuzzleWord FinderAll gamesFeaturedWord of the DayWord of the YearNew wordsLanguage storiesAll featuredCultureSlangEmojiMemesAcronymsGender and sexualityAll cultureWriting tipsWriting hubGrammar essentialsCommonly confusedAll writing tipsGamesFeaturedCultureWriting tipsAdvertisementSkip toSkip tocallipygianadjective (1)AdvertisementAmericanBritishcallipygianAlso cal·li·py·gous[kal-uh-pij-ee-uhn]Phonetic (Standard)IPAadjectivehaving well-shaped buttocks.callipygian/ ˌkælɪˈpaɪɡəs, ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒɪən /adjectivehaving beautifully shaped buttocks“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Discover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of callipygian11640–50; < Greek kallipýg ( os ) with beautiful buttocks; referring to a statue of Aphrodite ( kalli- + pyg ( ḗ ) rump + -os adj. suffix) + Discover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of callipygian1C19: from Greek kallipugos, epithet of a statue of Aphrodite, from calli- + pugē buttocksDiscover MoreExample SentencesExamples have not been reviewed.Perhaps random snapshots of callipygian Corgis do not a business model make; news as we know it is safe.From AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBrowse#aabbccddeeffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzzContact usDo not sell my infoFollow usGet the Word of the Day every day!Sign upBy clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com © 2025 Dictionary.com, LLC, The meaning of CALLIPYGIAN is having shapely buttocks., Believe it or not, callipygian means "having a shapely rear end." Callipygian comes from the combination of the two ancient Greek words for "beauty" and "buttocks" and was famously used to name a statue of the Greek Goddess of Love, the so-called Aphrodite Kallipygos, who raises her robe to reveal her backside..