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 Definitions of voluptuous  [əˈlʌp tʃu əs]  

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Definition of 'voluptuous' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) voluptuous
derived from gratification of the senses:
voluptuous pleasure.

2.  voluptuous
sensuously pleasing or delightful.

3.  voluptuous
full and shapely:
a voluptuous figure.

4.  voluptuous
characterized by or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment:
a voluptuous life.

Etymology:  (1325–75; ME < L voluptuōsus, der. of volupt(ās) pleasure)+-ōsus -ous ; -u- prob. by assoc. with sumptuōsussumptuous)

Definition of 'voluptuous' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) juicy, luscious, red-hot, toothsome, voluptuous
having strong sexual appeal
"juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress"

2. (adj) bosomy, busty, buxom, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well-endowed
(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
"Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress"

3. (adj) epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
"an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"


Definition of 'voluptuous' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) voluptuous
full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the senses; ministering to sensuous or sensual gratification; exciting sensual desires; luxurious; sensual

2. (adj) voluptuous
given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; indulging to excess in sensual gratifications



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