voluptuous

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  1. adjective Giving, characterized by, or suggesting ample, unrestrained pleasure to the senses: voluptuous sculptural forms; a voluptuous ripe fruit; a full, voluptuous figure.
  2. adjective Devoted to or indulging in sensual pleasures.
  3. adjective Directed toward or anticipating sensual pleasure: voluptuous thoughts.
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  • Her body was humanoid and naked and voluptuous, and was now tightly pressed against him. —  Vale of the Vole
  • [344] The inhabitants of Qninsai are very voluptuous, and indulge in all kinds of luxuries and delights, particularly the women, who are extremely beautiful. —  The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Vol. II)
  • But he made her feel voluptuous, his broad, dark hands splayed across her pale white breast, the silk of his hair tickling her belly. —  Gone by Lisa Gardner
  • This you will one day see (if I finish it), as I have made Sardanapalus brave , (though voluptuous, as history represents him,) and also as amiable as my poor powers could render him:—so that it could neither be truth nor satire on any living monarch. —  Life of Lord Byron, With His Letters And Journals, Vol. 5
  • In the space of twenty-four hours his wife had changed from a voluptuous, adoring wanton to an ice-cold stranger. —  TheKouvarisMarriage
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sensual ·  dreamy ·  exquisite ·  delicious ·  seductive ·  sexy ·  luxurious ·  shapely ·  feminine ·  heavenly ·  intoxicating ·  womanly
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  1. Middle English, from Old French voluptueux, from Latin voluptuōsus, full of pleasure, from voluptās, pleasure; see wel-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English voluptuous, from Old French *voiuptuous, French voluptueux = Spanish Portuguese voluptuoso = Italian voluttuoso, from Latin voluptuosus, full of gratification, delightful, from volupta(t-)s, pleasure: see volupty.
 

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/vəˈləptʃjuəs/
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