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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | voluptuosus, from voluptas 'pleasure' |
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vo‧lup‧tu‧ous
1 a woman who is voluptuous has large breasts and a soft curved body
2 expressing strong sexual feeling or sexual pleasure : a voluptuous gesture
a voluptuous gesture3 literary something that is voluptuous gives you pleasure because it looks, smells, or tastes good : the voluptuous fragrance of a summer garden
the voluptuous fragrance of a summer garden —voluptuously adverb
—voluptuousness noun [uncountable]
