† voluptuoustyn.
Obsolete.
= voluptuosity n.
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
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Eccles. xi. 10 Waxende age and voluptuouste ben veyn.
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Jer. xxii. 28 Whether [is he] a vessel withoute al voluptuoste?
c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 4243 Ȝe sold joye eternale for vayne voluptuostee.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
<
n.a1382