Meaning of VOLUPTUARY
| Pronunciation: | | vu'lupchoo`eree
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- [n] a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
- [adj] furnishing gratification of the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"
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| | Synonyms: | | epicurean, indulgent, luxurious, sybarite, sybaritic, voluptuous |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Vo*lup"tu*a*ry\ (?; 135), n.; pl. {Voluptuaries}.
[L. voluptuarius or voluptarius, fr. voluptas pleasure.]
A voluptuous person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his
chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of
sensual appetites.
A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary. --Sir W.
Scott.
Syn: Sensualist; epicure.
\Vo*lup"tu*a*ry\, a.
Voluptuous; luxurious.
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