voluptuous

[ vuh-luhp-choo-uh s ]
/ vəˈlʌp tʃu əs /

adjective

full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment: a voluptuous life.
derived from gratification of the senses: voluptuous pleasure.
directed toward or concerned with sensuous enjoyment or sensual pleasure: voluptuous desires.
sensuously pleasing or delightful: voluptuous beauty.

Origin of voluptuous

1325–75; Middle English < Latin voluptuōsus, equivalent to volupt(ās) pleasure + -ōsus -ous; -u- probably by association with sumptuōsus sumptuous

SYNONYMS FOR voluptuous

1 See sensual.

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British Dictionary definitions for voluptuous

voluptuous
/ (vəˈlʌptjʊəs) /

adjective

relating to, characterized by, or consisting of pleasures of the body or senses; sensual
disposed, devoted, or addicted to sensual indulgence or luxurious pleasures
provocative and sexually alluring, esp through shapeliness or fullness a voluptuous woman

Derived forms of voluptuous

voluptuously, adverb voluptuousness, noun

Word Origin for voluptuous

C14: from Latin voluptuōsus full of gratification, from voluptās pleasure