subnavel

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ navel.

Adjective

subnavel (not comparable)

1. Below the navel.
   • 2006, Jean Abitbol, Odyssey of the Voice, page 381:

     To produce variable intensities and fast changes of tone, such as staccatos with pianissimo and fortissimo, the role of the intercostal, abdominal and subnavel muscles is essential.

Noun

subnavel (plural subnavels)

1. The area below the navel; the lower stomach.
   • 2005, Meg Wolitzer, The Position, Vintage, published 2012, page 45:

     Without even thinking it through, his hand went […] to bikini panties, which, had he actually seen them, would have been revealed to be decorated with a faded repetition of Roadrunners chasing Tweety Birds around and around from subnavel to ass.