English Dictionary: voluptuous | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Voluptuous \Vo*lup"tu*ous\, a. [F. voluptueux, L. voluptuosus, fr. voluptas pleasure, volup agreeably, delightfully; probably akin to Gr. [?] to hope, [?] hope, and to L. velle to wish. See {Voluntary}.] 1. Full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the senses; ministering to sensuous or sensual gratification; exciting sensual desires; luxurious; sensual. Music arose with its voluptuous swell. --Byron. Sink back into your voluptuous repose. --De Quincey. 2. Given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; indulging to excess in sensual gratifications. [bd]The jolly and voluptuous livers.[b8] --Atterbury. Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life. --Milton. -- {Vo*lup"tu*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Vo*lup"tu*ous*ness}, n. |