voluptuary (redirected from voluptuaries)

vo·lup·tu·ar·y  (v-lpch-r)

n. pl. vo·lup·tu·ar·ies

A person whose life is given over to luxury and sensual pleasures; a sensualist: "an adventurous voluptuary, angling in all streams for variety of pleasures" Thomas De Quincey.

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[French voluptuaire, from Old French, from Late Latin volupturius, variant of Latin voluptrius, devoted to pleasure, from volupts, pleasure; see wel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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vo·luptu·ary adj.

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voluptuary

Noun

pl -aries a person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures [Latin voluptas pleasure]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	voluptuary - a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses sybarite sensualist - a person who enjoys sensuality
Adj.	1.	voluptuary - 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" luxurious, sybaritic, luxuriant, epicurean, voluptuous indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"