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voluptuous

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vo·lup·tu·ous  (v-lpch-s)
adj.
1. Giving, characterized by, or suggesting ample, unrestrained pleasure to the senses: voluptuous sculptural forms; a voluptuous ripe fruit; a full, voluptuous figure.
2.
a. Devoted to or indulging in sensual pleasures.
b. Directed toward or anticipating sensual pleasure: voluptuous thoughts.
c. Arising from or contributing to the satisfaction of sensuous or sensual desires. See Synonyms at sensuous.

[Middle English, from Old French voluptueux, from Latin voluptusus, full of pleasure, from volupts, pleasure; see wel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

vo·luptu·ous·ly adv.
vo·luptu·ous·ness n.

voluptuous
Adjective
1. (of a woman) sexually alluring because of the fullness of her figure
2. pleasing to the senses: voluptuous yellow peaches
voluptuously adv
voluptuousness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.voluptuousvoluptuous - having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress"
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
2.voluptuous - (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"
shapely - having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs"
3.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"
indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"

voluptuous
adjective 1. buxom, shapely, curvaceous, erotic, ample, enticing, provocative, seductive (informal) well-stacked Brit. (slang) full-bosomed
Translations
voluptuous [vəˈlʌptjuəs] adjvoluptuoso
voluptuous [vəˈlʌptjuəs] adjvoluptueux/euse
voluptuous [vəˈlʌptjuəs] adjsinnlich, wollüstig
voluptuous [vəˈlʌptjuəs] adjvoluttuoso/a


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In the morning of life they are rapt by intoxicating visions of some great haberdashery business, beckoned to by the voluptuous enticements of the legal profession, or maybe the Holy Grail they forswear all else to seek is a snug editorial chair.
Well, in all these recognitions and disgraces it is that there lies a voluptuous pleasure.
You must except, nevertheless, Marcus Antonius, the half partner of the empire of Rome, and Appius Claudius, the decemvir and lawgiver; whereof the former was indeed a voluptuous man, and inordinate; but the latter was an austere and wise man: and therefore it seems (though rarely) that love can find entrance, not only into an open heart, but also into a heart well fortified, if watch be not well kept.
 
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