About The Word Voluptuary
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Voluptuary
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What's The Definition Of Voluptuary?
[n] a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
[adj] furnishing gratification of 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Voluptuary: epicurean | indulgent | luxurious | sybarite | sybaritic | voluptuous Related Terms | Find terms related to Voluptuary: See Also | sensualist Voluptuary In Webster's Dictionary \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.
A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary. --Sir W.
Scott.
Syn: Sensualist; epicure.
\Vo*lup"tu*a*ry\, a. Voluptuous; luxurious. |
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