Voluptuary

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Voluptuary \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.
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           A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     Syn: Sensualist; epicure.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Voluptuary \Vo*lup"tu*a*ry\, a.
     Voluptuous; luxurious.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  voluptuary
       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" [syn: {epicurean},
              {luxurious}, {sybaritic}, {voluptuous}]
       n : a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
           [syn: {sybarite}]