voluptuousnessn.

Brit.

/vəˈlʌptʃʊəsnəs/,

/vəˈlʌptjʊəsnəs/, U.S.

/vəˈləp(t)ʃ(əw)əsnəs/

Forms: Also 1600s voluptousnes, voluptusnesse.

Etymology: formed as voluptuous adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being voluptuous.

a. Addiction to sensuous pleasures; indulgence in pleasure and luxury.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [noun]

delice?c1225

delicacya1393

sensualityc1425

voluptuousness1508

sensualness1530

luxuriousness1542

deliciousness1548

epicurism1570

epicurity1574

carnal-mindedness1607

Epicureanism1726

sensualism1760

pleasurehood1842

fleshly-mindedness1846

apolausticism1883

sensism1890

1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. aa.vi^v Our prophete..ferynge to offende almyghty god, syth that afore tyme he was ouercomen by his owne voluptuousnes.

1531 W. Tyndale Expos. 1 John (1537) 48 Some call themselues dead, which lyue in all voluptuousnesse.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. lvi^v They take your goods, & spende them wickedly in pride, riot, and voluptuousnes.

1614 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (ed. 2) iv. v. 365 As their liues were burthened with voluptuousnesse, so they prepared for their deaths.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 340 They delight excessively in all sorts of games and voluptuousnesse.

a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 120 No place in the World can promise the beholder at a distance, greater voluptuousness.

1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity II. x. 275 Complaints of their voluptuousness are without end.

1812 G. Chalmers Hist. View Domest. Econ. Great Brit. & Ireland 329 We became more luxurious, and, as our voluptuousness increased, our industry diminished.

1860 G. J. Adler tr. C. C. Fauriel Hist. Provençal Poetry xv. 328 The man who was tormented by voluptuousness was declared incapable of love.

1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life v. i. 170 Men of the English race are often grandly strong in resistance to every form of voluptuousness.

personif.1603 J. Davies Extasie in Microcosmos 240 In summe shee was such as Voluptusnesse With all her coulors cannot well expresse.1639 N. N. tr. J. Du Bosc Compl. Woman i. 15 There are more who haunt the Schoole of Voluptousnes, then that of vertue.in extended use.1768 Woman of Honor III. 243 I could with great voluptuousness of scorn have spit in his face.

b. The quality of expressing voluptuous ideas.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > other aspects or elements > [noun] > expression of voluptuous ideas

voluptuousness1873

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets v. 129 The voluptuousness of Æolian poetry is not like that of Persian or Arabian art.

2. Luxuriance, luxury, or refinement tending to gratify the senses or to impart sensuous pleasure.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > [noun]

softnessOE

voluptuositya1380

voluptuoustya1382

delicacya1393

deliciousnessa1500

volupteousness1526

niceness1540

nicety1542

wealiness1545

luxe1558

voluptibility1631

luxury1633

voluptuousness1652

volupté1712

decadence1882

gracious living1892

vie de luxe1920

good life1937

dolce vita1961

sweet life1962

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [noun] > profuseness, luxuriousness, or lushness

richness1564

profuseness1584

prodigality1597

luxury?1611

luxuritya1636

luxuriancy1648

voluptuousness1652

luxuriance1728

luxuriation1839

lavishness1859

luxuriousness1872

overflowingness1883

lushness1900

1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie iii. sig. Aaa6 The Countrey very plentifull of all manner of fruites, even unto voluptuousnesse.

1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery v. 354 He celebrated the Decennia with new Sorts of Games, with a new Kind of Pomp, and with the most exquisite Voluptuousness.

1801 H. Lee Canterbury Tales IV. 378 The species of rustic voluptuousness his garden otherwise afforded.

1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. vi. 95 Softened by the quiet beauty and voluptuousness around him, Walter's thoughts assumed a more gentle dye.

1893 E. F. Howe in Voice (N.Y.) 21 Sept. We have..the desert brought into voluptuousness by the development of great irrigation enterprises.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	voluptuousness
释义	voluptuousnessn. Brit. /vəˈlʌptʃʊəsnəs/, /vəˈlʌptjʊəsnəs/, U.S. /vəˈləp(t)ʃ(əw)əsnəs/ Forms: Also 1600s voluptousnes, voluptusnesse. Etymology: formed as voluptuous adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being voluptuous. 1. a. Addiction to sensuous pleasures; indulgence in pleasure and luxury. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [noun] delice?c1225 delicacya1393 sensualityc1425 voluptuousness1508 sensualness1530 luxuriousness1542 deliciousness1548 epicurism1570 epicurity1574 carnal-mindedness1607 Epicureanism1726 sensualism1760 pleasurehood1842 fleshly-mindedness1846 apolausticism1883 sensism1890 1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. aa.vi^v Our prophete..ferynge to offende almyghty god, syth that afore tyme he was ouercomen by his owne voluptuousnes. 1531 W. Tyndale Expos. 1 John (1537) 48 Some call themselues dead, which lyue in all voluptuousnesse. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. lvi^v They take your goods, & spende them wickedly in pride, riot, and voluptuousnes. 1614 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (ed. 2) iv. v. 365 As their liues were burthened with voluptuousnesse, so they prepared for their deaths. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 340 They delight excessively in all sorts of games and voluptuousnesse. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 120 No place in the World can promise the beholder at a distance, greater voluptuousness. 1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity II. x. 275 Complaints of their voluptuousness are without end. 1812 G. Chalmers Hist. View Domest. Econ. Great Brit. & Ireland 329 We became more luxurious, and, as our voluptuousness increased, our industry diminished. 1860 G. J. Adler tr. C. C. Fauriel Hist. Provençal Poetry xv. 328 The man who was tormented by voluptuousness was declared incapable of love. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life v. i. 170 Men of the English race are often grandly strong in resistance to every form of voluptuousness. personif.1603 J. Davies Extasie in Microcosmos 240 In summe shee was such as Voluptusnesse With all her coulors cannot well expresse.1639 N. N. tr. J. Du Bosc Compl. Woman i. 15 There are more who haunt the Schoole of Voluptousnes, then that of vertue.in extended use.1768 Woman of Honor III. 243 I could with great voluptuousness of scorn have spit in his face. b. The quality of expressing voluptuous ideas. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > other aspects or elements > [noun] > expression of voluptuous ideas voluptuousness1873 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets v. 129 The voluptuousness of Æolian poetry is not like that of Persian or Arabian art. 2. Luxuriance, luxury, or refinement tending to gratify the senses or to impart sensuous pleasure. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > [noun] softnessOE voluptuositya1380 voluptuoustya1382 delicacya1393 deliciousnessa1500 volupteousness1526 niceness1540 nicety1542 wealiness1545 luxe1558 voluptibility1631 luxury1633 voluptuousness1652 volupté1712 decadence1882 gracious living1892 vie de luxe1920 good life1937 dolce vita1961 sweet life1962 the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [noun] > profuseness, luxuriousness, or lushness richness1564 profuseness1584 prodigality1597 luxury?1611 luxuritya1636 luxuriancy1648 voluptuousness1652 luxuriance1728 luxuriation1839 lavishness1859 luxuriousness1872 overflowingness1883 lushness1900 1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie iii. sig. Aaa6 The Countrey very plentifull of all manner of fruites, even unto voluptuousnesse. 1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery v. 354 He celebrated the Decennia with new Sorts of Games, with a new Kind of Pomp, and with the most exquisite Voluptuousness. 1801 H. Lee Canterbury Tales IV. 378 The species of rustic voluptuousness his garden otherwise afforded. 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. vi. 95 Softened by the quiet beauty and voluptuousness around him, Walter's thoughts assumed a more gentle dye. 1893 E. F. Howe in Voice (N.Y.) 21 Sept. We have..the desert brought into voluptuousness by the development of great irrigation enterprises. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1508
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