2 definitions found 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. [1913 Webster] Music arose with its voluptuous swell. --Byron. [1913 Webster] Sink back into your voluptuous repose. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; indulging to excess in sensual gratifications. "The jolly and voluptuous livers." --Atterbury. [1913 Webster] Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life. --Milton. [1913 Webster] -- {Vo*lup"tu*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Vo*lup"tu*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: voluptuousness n : the quality of having a well-rounded body [syn: {curvaceousness}, {shapeliness}]
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