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voluptuous adjective [ vəˈlʌptjʊəs ]

• curvaceous and sexually attractive (typically used of a woman).
Similar: curvaceous, shapely, opulent, full-figured, well formed, well proportioned, Junoesque, ample, Rubensesque, buxom, full-bosomed, lush, luscious, seductive, alluring, sultry, sensuous, sexually attractive, curvy, busty, sexy, hot, slinky, beddable, thick, thicc, well turned, gainly, comely,
Opposite: scrawny, plain,
• relating to or characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure.
• "long curtains in voluptuous crimson velvet"
Similar: hedonistic, sybaritic, epicurean, pleasure-loving, pleasure-seeking, self-indulgent, indulgent, lotus-eating, decadent, intemperate, immoderate, dissipated, dissolute, abandoned, sensual, carnal, licentious, lascivious, salacious,
Opposite: ascetic,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French voluptueux or Latin voluptuosus, from voluptas ‘pleasure’.


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