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    voluptuary
    /vəˈlʌptʃʊəri/

    noun

    • 1. a person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure.

    adjective

    • 1. concerned with or characterized by luxury and sensual pleasure: "a voluptuary decade when high living was in style"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › voluptuaryVoluptuary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of VOLUPTUARY is a person whose chief interests are luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › voluptuaryVOLUPTUARY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Voluptuary definition: a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.. See examples of VOLUPTUARY used in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › voluptuaryVoluptuary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A voluptuary loves the good life — he is a person whose fondest wish might be to lie on a velvet sofa while being fed chocolate cupcakes. Another word for voluptuary is hedonist, someone whose favorite things are comfort and luxury, and whose highest priority is sensual pleasure.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVOLUPTUARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'voluptuary' Word Frequency. voluptuary in British English. (vəˈlʌptjʊərɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -aries. 1. a person devoted or addicted to luxury and sensual pleasures. adjective. 2. of, relating to, characterized by, or furthering sensual gratification or luxury. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › voluptuaryVOLUPTUARY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for VOLUPTUARY: sensualist, hedonist, sybarite, playboy, Epicurean, debauchee, decadent, epicure; Antonyms of VOLUPTUARY: ascetic, wet blanket, killjoy, spoilsport, prude, straight arrow, fuddy-duddy, abstemious.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › voluptuaryvoluptuary noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of voluptuary noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › voluptuaryVoluptuary - definition of voluptuary by The Free Dictionary

    n. pl. vo·lup·tu·ar·ies. A person whose life is given over to luxury and sensual pleasures; a sensualist: "an adventurous voluptuary, angling in all streams for variety of pleasures" (Thomas De Quincey).

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › voluptuaryvoluptuary - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · voluptuary (comparative more voluptuary, superlative most voluptuary) Of or relating to the seeking of sensual pleasure.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › voluptuaryVoluptuary Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Voluptuary definition: A person whose life is given over to luxury and sensual pleasures; a sensualist.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › voluptuary_nvoluptuary, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    /vəˈləp (t)ʃʊˌɛri/ vuh-LUP-chuu-air-ee. See pronunciation. Where does the word voluptuary come from? Earliest known use. early 1600s. voluptuary is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin voluptuārius. See etymology. Nearby entries.