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.
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A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Syn: Sensualist; epicure.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Voluptuary \Vo*lup"tu*a*ry\, a.
Voluptuous; luxurious.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
voluptuary
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" [syn: epicurean,
luxurious, sybaritic, voluptuous]
n : a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
[syn: sybarite]
WordNet (r) 2.0
epicurean, luxurious, sybarite, sybaritic, voluptuous
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