voluptuous
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French voluptueux, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin voluptuosus (“delightful”), from voluptās (“pleasure, delight”), from volup (“with pleasure”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
voluptuous (comparative more voluptuous, superlative most voluptuous)
- Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.
- The plentiful blankets and the voluptuous pillows of the bed called out to my tired body.
- 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
- Thus we lay, whilst a voluptuous languor possest, and still maintain'd us motionless and fast locked in one another's arms
- (of a woman) Curvaceous, sexy, full-figured.
- The low neckline of her bodice emphasised her plump, voluptuous figure.
Synonyms
- (pleasurable sensation): luxurious
- (curvaceous): See Thesaurus:voluptuous or Thesaurus:sexy
Derived terms
Related terms
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Translations
suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
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curvaceous, sexy, full-figured
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Further reading
- “voluptuous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “voluptuous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “voluptuous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.