Voluptuous

  • 11voluptuous — voluptuously, adv. voluptuousness, voluptuosity /veuh lup chooh os i tee/, n. /veuh lup chooh euhs/, adj. 1. full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment: a voluptuous life. 2. derived from… …

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  • 12voluptuous — vo|lup|tu|ous [vəˈlʌptʃuəs] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: voluptuosus, from voluptas pleasure ] 1.) a woman who is voluptuous has large breasts and a soft curved body 2.) expressing strong sexual feeling or sexual pleasure ▪ a voluptuous …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13voluptuous — [[t]vəlʌ̱ptʃuəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a woman as voluptuous, you mean that she has large breasts and hips and is considered attractive in a sexual way. ...a voluptuous, well rounded lady with glossy black hair. 2) ADJ GRADED… …

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  • 14voluptuous — adjective 1 a woman who is voluptuous has large breasts and a soft curved body 2 expressing strong sexual feeling or sexual pleasure: a voluptuous gesture 3 literary something that is voluptuous gives you pleasure because it looks, smells, or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15voluptuous — vo•lup•tu•ous [[t]vəˈlʌp tʃu əs[/t]] adj. 1) derived from gratification of the senses: voluptuous pleasure[/ex] 2) sensuously pleasing or delightful 3) full and shapely: a voluptuous figure[/ex] 4) characterized by or ministering to indulgence in …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16voluptuous — adjective /vəˈlʌp.tʃu.əs/ a) 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, tantalizing me with their luxury. b) Curvaceous, sexy …

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  • 17voluptuous — adjective 1) a voluptuous model Syn: curvaceous, shapely, ample, buxom, full figured; seductive, alluring, comely, sultry, sensuous, sexy, womanly; Junoesque, Rubenesque; informal bodacious, curvy, busty, stacked …

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  • 18voluptuous — adj. Voluptuous is used with these nouns: ↑curve …

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  • 19voluptuous — [14] Voluptuous goes back ultimately to the Indo European base *wol , *wel ‘be pleasing’, which also produced English volunteer and will. From it was descended the Latin adverb volup ‘agreeably’, from which were derived in turn the noun voluptās… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 20voluptuous — [vəˈlʌptʃʊəs] adj a voluptuous woman has a large curved body and is sexually attractive voluptuously adv …

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