volupté

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin voluptās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.lyp.te/

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Noun

volupté f (plural voluptés)

1. voluptuousness
2. rich and intense pleasure, especially sexual pleasure.

Related terms

• voluptueux

Further reading

• “volupté”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.