voluptuous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having strong sexual appeal
    toothsome; luscious; red-hot; juicy.
    • juicy barmaids
    • a red-hot mama
    • a voluptuous woman
    • a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
  2. adjective satellite (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
    busty; sonsie; stacked; full-bosomed; bosomy; buxom; curvaceous; curvy; well-endowed; sonsy.
    • Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes
    • a curvy young woman in a tight dress
  3. adjective satellite displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
    luxurious; sybaritic; epicurean; voluptuary; luxuriant.
    • 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

WordNet

Vo*lup"tu*ous adjective
Etymology
F. voluptueux, L. voluptuosus, fr. voluptas pleasure, volup agreeably, delightfully; probably akin to Gr. to hope, hope, and to L. velle to wish. See Voluntary.
Definitions
  1. Full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the senses; ministering to sensuous or sensual gratification; exciting sensual desires; luxurious; sensual.
    Music arose with its voluptuous swell. Byron.
    Sink back into your voluptuous repose. De Quincey.
  2. Given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; indulging to excess in sensual gratifications. "The jolly and voluptuous livers." Atterbury.
    Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life. Milton.
    -- Vo*lup"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- Vo*lup"tu*ous*ness, n.

Webster 1913