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voluptuary

[ vuh-luhp-choo-er-ee ]

noun

plural voluptuaries.
  1. a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characterized by preoccupation with luxury and sensual pleasure:

    voluptuary tastes.

voluptuary

/ ±¹É™Ëˆ±ôÊŒ±è³ÙÂáÊŠÉ™°ùɪ /

noun

  1. a person devoted or addicted to luxury and sensual pleasures
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, characterized by, or furthering sensual gratification or luxury
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of voluptuary1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from French voluptuaire, from Late Latin ±¹´Ç±ô³Ü±è³Ù³ÜÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ, from Latin “pertaining to (sensual) pleasure,†equivalent to ±¹´Ç±ô³Ü±è³Ù(Äå²õ) “pleasure, delight†+ -Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ adjective suffix; -ary; for -u- voluptuous
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of voluptuary1

C17: from Late Latin ±¹´Ç±ô³Ü±è³Ù³ÜÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ delightful, from Latin ±¹´Ç±ô³Ü±è³ÙÄå²õ pleasure
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Example Sentences

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But in a sense he remained a cognoscente’s darling until the end — an elegant, inscrutable voluptuary.

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The blasé voluptuary in his livery act was always just a personal amusement, a playful outward expression.

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Colman won last year’s best-actress Oscar for her portrayal of another British monarch in “The Favourite,†the eccentric and voluptuary Queen Anne, but Elizabeth, aloof to the point of refrigeration, is a different proposition altogether.

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There is a price for its voluptuary nature: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is demanding of water and food, pest-prone, and difficult to overwinter indoors.

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The movie’s Colette is never as wild as you might hope for a literary titan and voluptuary who first writes herself into history with her “Claudine†novels while bedding men and women alike.

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