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voluptuous

voluptuous

13 7.4
Having a full, curvy body often seen as sexually attractive
  • adjective
  • /vəˈlʌp.tʃu.əs/
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translation icon : voluptuoso
  • The voluptuous curves of her figure caught everyone's attention at the gala.

But if you've actually seen her on the show, voluptuous body, right?

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Examples

  • Maisy, Rose, Caroline, and Ginny were tall, brown-skinned women whose voluptuous bodies were as sensuous as their names.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Walter does a double take and swallows hard at the voluptuous figure before him.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • This lady is so voluptuous.

  • During my last years in graduate school, I fell in love with and married a voluptuous woman from Washington.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Those eyes and those beautiful voluptuous lips.

  • I can see her coming into the Green Bay Inn, dark, voluptuous, and romantic.

  • As the others crowded around, I traced the outline of a voluptuous woman.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Determined to be more than a pretty onscreen face with a voluptuous body, she took acting seriously.

    Blog text (25)
  • For Howard, it had been enough that this cheerful, statuesque, even voluptuous woman had taken an interest in him.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I recall she had to be athletic... voluptuous, of course, graceful, witty, confident.

Synonyms

sexy
vsvoluptuous
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681 4.1

Attractive in a way that makes people feel sexual interest

adds a specific image of curvy, full-figured sensual attractiveness
juicy
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15 7.5

Sexually attractive in a way that draws attention

is similar but stresses rounded full-figured curves more clearly
luscious
vsvoluptuous
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13 6.9

Very sexually attractive and pleasing to look at

adds a clear focus on full curvy shape as well as sensuality
curvy
vsvoluptuous
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11 3.3

Having rounded body shapes often seen as attractive, especially with a full bust and hips

focuses more on overall sensual appeal beyond simple rounded shapes
lush
vsvoluptuous
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10 7.6

Attractive in a sexual way, often with a curvy body

emphasizes curvy fullness as well as sexual attractiveness rather than general allure
buxom
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5 8.1

A woman with a full, rounded body, often with large breasts and a lively manner

is broader and highlights sensual curves not only a large bust
red-hot
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5 7.4

Very sexually attractive

focuses less on shape and more on raw sexual intensity
curvaceous
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5 5.9

Having a rounded, attractive body shape with noticeable curves, usually for women

adds stronger suggestion of sensual or sexual appeal to that shape
well-endowed
vsvoluptuous
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3 7.4

Having large breasts and a curvy body

is less specific, applying to sensual fullness beyond breast size
toothsome
vsvoluptuous
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1 8.5

Attractive in a way that may seem sexual

is specifically about curvy full-figured looks with sensual suggestion
volupt
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9.9

Rich, soft, and pleasant in a way that feels good to the senses

is the common adjective form for that same sensual curvy sense
bosomy
vsvoluptuous
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7.7

A woman with large breasts and a full, attractive figure

covers general curvy sensuality, not only prominence of the bust
full-bosomed
vsvoluptuous
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7.5

A woman who has large rounded breasts and a curvy body

is wider in scope, stressing full-figured sensuality beyond the bust
stacked
vsvoluptuous
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8.8

A woman who has large breasts and a curvy body

expresses the same sexual attraction but with more general curvy emphasis
sonsy
vsvoluptuous
  • UK
9.9

Plump and attractive in a healthy way

leans more toward sexual suggestion and fuller figure glamour
sonsie
vsvoluptuous
  • UK
9.9

A woman who has a pleasantly round, attractive body shape

adds stronger sensual or sexual appeal to that plump attractiveness

Antonyms

50 2.5

Not attractive to look at

37 1.8

Not pleasant to look at or to the senses

How Curvy

full-bosomed
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7.5
voluptuous
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13 7.4
curvy
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11 3.3
slender
57 1.4

Surface Forms

voluptuous positive
voluptuously positive

Morphology

voluptuous = volupt + uous

The word is formed from a non-productive combining form plus the suffix '-uous'; the root is not a standalone English word, so an average B1 learner cannot reliably derive the meaning 'attractively curvy/sensual' from its parts.

Etymology

Voluptuous comes from the Latin voluptas 'pleasure'. So to call a body voluptuous is to say it gives strong, sensual pleasure, which is why the word means an attractively curvy, full-figured form.