Word of the Day 11/16/23 Junoesque
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Junoesque (adjective)
Junoesque [ joo-noh-esk ]
adjective
1. (of a woman) stately; regal.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1885–90; Juno + -esque
HOW TO USE JUNOESQUE IN A SENTENCE
Julia squared her Junoesque shoulders against the crooked tree and stood her ground.
THE OPEN QUESTION | ELIZABETH ROBINS
Mrs. Harris is a very large lady, tall and Junoesque, a figure which would catch the eye in any assembly.
THE WANDERINGS OF A SPIRITUALIST | ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
She was handsome, but her beauty was of that forbidding, sinister order which is often called Junoesque.
THE GRAND BABYLON HOTEL | ARNOLD BENNETT
Mum was a handsome Junoesque blonde, sharp of eye and tongue, distinctly the boss, and inclined to make the most of it.
FROM CHART HOUSE TO BUSH HUT | CHARLES W. L. BRYDE
This girl's figure was more Junoesque than was usual with her kind, her waist larger.
THE BELL IN THE FOG AND OTHER STORIES | GERTRUDE ATHERTON
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
Junoesque [ joo-noh-esk ]
adjective
1. (of a woman) stately; regal.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1885–90; Juno + -esque
HOW TO USE JUNOESQUE IN A SENTENCE
Julia squared her Junoesque shoulders against the crooked tree and stood her ground.
THE OPEN QUESTION | ELIZABETH ROBINS
Mrs. Harris is a very large lady, tall and Junoesque, a figure which would catch the eye in any assembly.
THE WANDERINGS OF A SPIRITUALIST | ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
She was handsome, but her beauty was of that forbidding, sinister order which is often called Junoesque.
THE GRAND BABYLON HOTEL | ARNOLD BENNETT
Mum was a handsome Junoesque blonde, sharp of eye and tongue, distinctly the boss, and inclined to make the most of it.
FROM CHART HOUSE TO BUSH HUT | CHARLES W. L. BRYDE
This girl's figure was more Junoesque than was usual with her kind, her waist larger.
THE BELL IN THE FOG AND OTHER STORIES | GERTRUDE ATHERTON
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.