From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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Music arose with its voluptuous swell. --Byron.
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Sink back into your voluptuous repose. --De Quincey.
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2. Given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; indulging
to excess in sensual gratifications. "The jolly and
voluptuous livers." --Atterbury.
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Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster] -- {Vo*lup"tu*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Vo*lup"tu*ous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
voluptuous
adj 1: having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot
mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a
tight dress" [syn: {juicy}, {luscious}, {red-hot},
{toothsome}, {voluptuous}]
2: (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves;
"Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young
woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {busty}, {buxom},
{curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {sonsy},
{stacked}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}]
3: displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to 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" [syn: {epicurean},
{luxurious}, {luxuriant}, {sybaritic}, {voluptuary},
{voluptuous}]
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