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HOME | Definition of voluptuary (VOLUPTUARY, Voluptuary)


    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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