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voluptuary
vo·lup·tu·ar·y V0145000 (və-lŭp′cho͞o-ĕr′ē)n. pl. vo·lup·tu·ar·ies A person whose life is given over to luxury and sensual pleasures; a sensualist: "an adventurous voluptuary, angling in all streams for variety of pleasures" (Thomas De Quincey).
[French voluptuaire, from Old French, from Late Latin voluptuārius, variant of Latin voluptārius, devoted to pleasure, from voluptās, pleasure; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
vo·lup′tu·ar′y adj.voluptuary (vəˈlʌptjʊərɪ) n, pl -ariesa person devoted or addicted to luxury and sensual pleasuresadjof, relating to, characterized by, or furthering sensual gratification or luxury[C17: from Late Latin voluptuārius delightful, from Latin voluptās pleasure]vo•lup•tu•ar•y (vəˈlʌp tʃuˌɛr i)
n., pl. -ar•ies,
adj. n. 1. a person devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or characterized by preoccupation with luxury and sensual pleasure. [1595–1605; < Late Latin voluptuārius, Latin voluptārius pertaining to (sensual) pleasure, derivative of volupt(ās) pleasure] + -ārius -ary] voluptuary - One totally into luxury and sensual pleasure.See also related terms for luxury.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | voluptuary - a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the sensessybaritesensualist - a person who enjoys sensuality | | Adj. | 1. | voluptuary - 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"luxurious, sybaritic, luxuriant, epicurean, voluptuousindulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents" |
voluptuarynounA person devoted to pleasure and luxury:epicure, epicurean, hedonist, sensualist, sybarite.adjectiveCharacterized by or devoted to pleasure and luxury as a lifestyle:epicurean, hedonic, hedonistic, sybaritic, voluptuous.Translationsvoluptuary
Related to voluptuary: palaverSynonyms for voluptuarynoun a person devoted to pleasure and luxurySynonyms- epicure
- epicurean
- hedonist
- sensualist
- sybarite
adj characterized by or devoted to pleasure and luxury as a lifestyleSynonyms- epicurean
- hedonic
- hedonistic
- sybaritic
- voluptuous
Synonyms for voluptuarynoun a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the sensesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the sensesSynonyms- luxurious
- sybaritic
- luxuriant
- epicurean
- voluptuous
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