voluptuous

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adjective

Characterized or marked by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.

“The low neckline of her bodice emphasized her plump, voluptuous figure.”

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivevoluptuous (comparative more voluptuous, superlative most voluptuous)

comparative more voluptuous · superlative most voluptuous

  1. Characterized or marked by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.

    The plentiful blankets and the voluptuous pillows of the bed called out to my tired body.

    2 more examples

    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] […], →OCLC

    It 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

    Synonyms: sensual, luxurious

  2. Curvaceous and sexually attractive.

    The low neckline of her bodice emphasized her plump, voluptuous figure.

    1 more example

    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

adjectiveCharacterized or marked by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving strong sexual appeal

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

  1. Latinvoluptuōsus“delightful”
  2. Middle Frenchvoluptueux
  3. Englishvoluptuous

From Middle French voluptueux, from Latin voluptuōsus (“delightful”), from voluptās (“pleasure, delight”), from volup (“with pleasure”).

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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
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Chicago

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