voluptuous

First recorded 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin voluptuōsus, equivalent to volupt(ās), “pleasure” + -ōsus-ous; -u- probably by association with sumptuōsussumptuous

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1. See sensual.

OTHER WORDS FROM voluptuous

vo·lup·tu·ous·ly, adverbvo·lup·tu·ous·ness, vo·lup·tu·os·i·ty

[vuh-luhp-choo-os-i-tee], /vəˌlʌp tʃuˈɒs ɪ ti/, nounun·vo·lup·tu·ous, adjectiveun·vo·lup·tu·ous·ly, adverb

un·vo·lup·tu·ous·ness, noun

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How to use voluptuous in a sentence

Sandra Chen Weinstein, who also supplies a voluptuous close-up of a red-fleshed peach, photographs multiple sets of stylized lips projected on a building.
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Was it Shakespeare, in mad pursuit of a lovely boy and that voluptuous Dark Lady?
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Arriving at Bordelet's ciderie, we parked along a stone wall bedecked with vibrant, voluptuous yellow and red roses.
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It has an enormous dose of estrogen in it, leading to many voluptuous prisoners in New York state prisons.
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In escort circles, there are two brunette archetypes: the prim Audrey Hepburn type, and the voluptuous Ashley Dupré type.
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California seemed less like a voluptuous leviathan blowing poppy-dust that blunted the memory of all things beyond her borders.
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Her eyes, too, had a curious hard opaque look, as if the old voluptuous fires had burned out; and she seemed ever on her guard.
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But the tender lines of Lucy's voluptuous figure covered a marble heart.
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They absolutely revel in the most voluptuous indulgence of the nil admirari.
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All three had brilliant white teeth, that shone like pearls against the ruby of their voluptuous lips.
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British Dictionary definitions for voluptuous

voluptuous

/ (vəˈlʌptjʊəs) /

adjective

relating to, characterized by, or consisting of pleasures of the body or senses; sensual

disposed, devoted, or addicted to sensual indulgence or luxurious pleasures

provocative and sexually alluring, esp through shapeliness or fullnessa voluptuous woman

Derived forms of voluptuous

voluptuously, adverbvoluptuousness, noun

Word Origin for voluptuous

C14: from Latin voluptuōsus full of gratification, from voluptās pleasure

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