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voluptuous

voluptuous

1 7.4
Luxurious and pleasing to the senses
  • adjective
  • /vəˈlʌp.tʃu.əs/
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translation icon : voluptuoso
  • In contrast to his Spartan personality, the room is a voluptuous incense-laden lair, filled with curtains and smoke.
  • the most voluptuous

I need a rose voluptuous creamy lip colour.

Examples

  • I need a rose voluptuous creamy lip colour.

    STEPHANIE TOMS

  • The sight of two moons, voluptuous and shimmering between two sleeping cottages, caused him to shiver in the heat.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Though she was angular, she might be described as voluptuous.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • At its best, the wines are voluptuous, creamy, and coat the mouth with fatty yellow fruit.

    Blog text (13)

  • A voluptuous feeling overtook him, as if he were reliving the time, at the end of winter, when he'd met Henry at an exhibition of Henry's paintings.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • But food attracted him more—it always did—and now he was ordering the most voluptuous foods on the faculty club lunch menu: fettuccine Alfredo and garlic bread.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The cake was so voluptuous that every bite was a rich indulgence of chocolate and cream.

  • She wore a voluptuous gown that accentuated her curves and caught everyone's attention at the gala.

  • The spa offered voluptuous treatments that promised relaxation and sensory delight for the guests.

Synonyms

luxurious
vsvoluptuous
62 5.6

Something that is very comfortable and expensive and shows someone is rich

focuses more on sensual indulgence and bodily gratification rather than display
sumptuous
vsvoluptuous
17 7.5

Very rich and expensive looking, often with beautiful details

leans more toward sensory pleasure and sensual richness than mere look
sybaritic
vsvoluptuous
1 9.9

Being very fond of luxury and pleasure

stresses sensual quality and sensory gratification more than pursuit
epicurean
vsvoluptuous
1 8.7

Loving fine food, drink and a life of comfort and luxury

leans more toward general sensual richness rather than food focus
luxuriant
vsvoluptuous
1 6.7

Rich and fancy in appearance and detail that suggests luxury

focuses more on direct sensual gratification rather than ornamental abundance
volupt
vsvoluptuous
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9.9

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

is the standard adjective form rather than the short variant
plushy
vsvoluptuous
6.5

Rich, comfortable, and clearly expensive

is more about refined sensual pleasure rather than casual showiness

Antonyms

unpleasant
215 1.0

Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness

austere
4 8.2

Living simply and avoiding comfort or luxury

How Sensual

decadent
33 7.2
voluptuous
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1 7.4
sensual
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35 6.0
pleasant
314 1.0

Surface Forms

voluptuous positive
voluptuously comparative
voluptuousest superlative

Morphology

voluptuous = volupt + uous

Although built from a combining element and the adjectival suffix '-uous', the components are not familiar productive English morphemes, so the sense 'luxurious, giving sensual pleasure' is not transparently derivable by an average learner.

Etymology

Voluptuous comes from the Latin voluptas 'pleasure', and it originally meant 'full of pleasure'. That's why we use it for things that give rich, sensual comfort, like soft fabrics, warm rooms, or luxurious food.