- voluptuary
- vo|lup|tu|ar|y [ və`lʌptʃu,eri ] noun count LITERARYsomeone who enjoys physical, especially sexual pleasure, and expensive possessions
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Voluptuary — Vo*lup tu*a*ry (?; 135), n.; pl. {Voluptuaries}. [L. voluptuarius or voluptarius, fr. voluptas pleasure.] A voluptuous person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of sensual appetites … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Voluptuary — Vo*lup tu*a*ry, a. Voluptuous; luxurious. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
voluptuary — c.1600 (n. and adj.), from L. voluptuarius, from voluptarius, from voluptas pleasure (see VOLUPTUOUS (Cf. voluptuous)) … Etymology dictionary
voluptuary — ► NOUN (pl. voluptuaries) ▪ a person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ concerned with luxury and sensual pleasure. ORIGIN Latin voluptuarius, from voluptas pleasure … English terms dictionary
voluptuary — [və lup′cho͞o er′ē] n. pl. voluptuaries [L voluptuarius < voluptas, pleasure: see VOLUPTUOUS] a person devoted to luxurious living and sensual pleasures; sensualist; sybarite adj. of or characterized by luxury and sensual pleasures … English World dictionary
voluptuary — UK [vəˈlʌptʃʊərɪ] / US [vəˈlʌptʃuˌerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms voluptuary : singular voluptuary plural voluptuaries literary someone who enjoys physical pleasures, especially sexual pleasure, and expensive possessions … English dictionary
voluptuary — noun (plural aries) Date: circa 1610 a person whose chief interests are luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites • voluptuary adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
voluptuary — /veuh lup chooh er ee/, n., pl. voluptuaries, adj. n. 1. a person whose life is 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:… … Universalium
voluptuary — /vəˈlʌptʃuəri / (say vuh lupchoohuhree) noun (plural voluptuaries) 1. someone given up to luxurious or sensuous pleasures. –adjective 2. relating to or characterised by luxurious or sensuous pleasures: voluptuary habits. {Latin voluptuārius,… …
voluptuary — noun a) One whose life is devoted to sensual appetites; a pleasure seeker. b) A woman with a rounded, sensual figure. See Also: voluptuous … Wiktionary
voluptuary — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. sensualist, sybarite, hedonist, pleasure seeker. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A person devoted to pleasure and luxury: epicure, epicurean, hedonist, sensualist, sybarite. See PAIN. II adjective Characterized by … English dictionary for students
