Meanings
comparative more voluptuous · superlative most voluptuous
- Characterized or marked by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.
The plentiful blankets and the voluptuous pillows of the bed called out to my tired body.
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Thus we lay, whilst a voluptuous languor possest, and still maintain'd us motionless and fast locked in one another's arms
Fanny Hill
1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLCIt was upon riches he founded his claim to importance; riches could alone supply the enjoyments of luxury; those voluptuous pleasures upon which the sensualist refines, and without which life appears but a mere vegetative existence, unproductive of enjoyment.
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter III, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 24 - Curvaceous and sexually attractive.
The low neckline of her bodice emphasized her plump, voluptuous figure.
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She was very dark skinned and has a voluptuous figure that she showed off with her stylish purple dress.
2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 35
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
adjectivedisplaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinvoluptuōsus“delightful”
- Middle Frenchvoluptueux
- Englishvoluptuous
From Middle French voluptueux, from Latin voluptuōsus (“delightful”), from voluptās (“pleasure, delight”), from volup (“with pleasure”).
More words from Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian чувствен, сладостра́стен
- чувствен (čuvstven)suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- сладостра́стен (sladostrásten)suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- напета (napeta)curvaceous and sexually attractive
- сексапилна (seksapilna)curvaceous and sexually attractive
- пищна (pištna)curvaceous and sexually attractive
Catalan voluptuós, voluptuós
- voluptuóssuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- voluptuóscurvaceous and sexually attractive
Chinese Mandarin 奢侈的, 豪華的 /豪华的
- 奢侈的 (shēchǐ de)suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- 豪華的 /豪华的 (háohuá de)suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- 體態豐滿的 /体态丰满的 (tǐtài fēngmǎn de)suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- 凹凸有致 (āotūyǒuzhì)curvaceous and sexually attractive
- 豐滿 /丰满 (fēngmǎn)curvaceous and sexually attractive
- 肉感 (ròugǎn)curvaceous and sexually attractive
Czech vnadný, kyprý
- vnadnýcurvaceous and sexually attractive
- kyprýcurvaceous and sexually attractive
Danish sanselig, vellystig
- sanseligsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- vellystigsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- frodigcurvaceous and sexually attractive
- yppigcurvaceous and sexually attractive
Dutch voluptueus
- voluptueuscurvaceous and sexually attractive
Finnish nautinnollinen, aistillinen
- nautinnollinensuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- aistillinensuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- hekumallinensuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- muodokascurvaceous and sexually attractive
French voluptueux, somptueux
- voluptueuxsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- somptueuxsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- sensuelsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- voluptueuxcurvaceous and sexually attractive
- plantureuxcurvaceous and sexually attractive
Hungarian telt, dús idomú
- teltcurvaceous and sexually attractive
- dús idomúcurvaceous and sexually attractive
Icelandic þrýstinn
- þrýstinncurvaceous and sexually attractive
Irish miangasach, macnasach
- miangasachsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- macnasachsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- teaspúilsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- cuarúilcurvaceous and sexually attractive
Italian formoso, voluttuoso
- formosocurvaceous and sexually attractive
- voluttuosocurvaceous and sexually attractive
Japanese 官能的な, 肉感的な
- 官能的な (kannōteki na)suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- 肉感的な (nikkanteki-na)curvaceous and sexually attractive
- 豊満な (hōman-na)curvaceous and sexually attractive
Latin sūcidus
- sūciduscurvaceous and sexually attractive
Norwegian Bokmål vellystig, yppig
- vellystigsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- yppigcurvaceous and sexually attractive
Polish zmysłowy, lubieżny
- zmysłowysuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- lubieżnysuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- ponętnycurvaceous and sexually attractive
Portuguese voluptuoso, voluptuoso
- voluptuososuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- voluptuosocurvaceous and sexually attractive
Romanian senzual, voluptuos
- senzualsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- voluptuossuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- voluptuoscurvaceous and sexually attractive
Russian сладостра́стный, сластолюби́вый
- сладостра́стный (sladostrástnyj)suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- сластолюби́вый (slastoljubívyj)suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- пы́шный (pýšnyj)curvaceous and sexually attractive
- роско́шный (roskóšnyj)curvaceous and sexually attractive
- фигу́ристый (figúristyj)curvaceous and sexually attractive
- с краси́выми окру́глыми фо́рмами (s krasívymi okrúglymi fórmami)curvaceous and sexually attractive
Scottish Gaelic sòghail
- sòghailsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
Spanish voluptuoso, sensual
- voluptuososuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- sensualsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- voluptuosocurvaceous and sexually attractive
Swedish vällustig, frodig
- vällustigsuggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation
- frodigcurvaceous and sexually attractive
- yppigcurvaceous and sexually attractive
Vietnamese dâm
- dâmcurvaceous and sexually attractive
Cite this entry
voluptuous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voluptuous
“voluptuous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voluptuous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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