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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

    : a person whose chief interests are luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites. voluptuary adjective. Synonyms. debauchee. decadent. hedonist. sensualist. sybarite. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of voluptuary in a Sentence. a fin de siècle novel about dandies and voluptuaries.

  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

    noun. 1. a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure. adjective. 2. of, pertaining to, or characterized by preoccupation with luxury and sensual pleasure. voluptuary tastes.

  6. 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.

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

    vo·lup·tu·ar·y. (və-lŭp′cho͞o-ĕr′ē) 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).

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishvoluptuary 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.

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

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

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

    The earliest known use of the word voluptuary is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for voluptuary is from 1605, in the writing of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor, politician, and philosopher. voluptuary is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin voluptuārius.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordAll content related to 'voluptuary' - Collins Online Dictionary

    1. a person devoted or addicted to luxury and sensual pleasures. [...] 2. of, relating to, characterized by, or furthering sensual gratification or luxury. [...] More. Synonyms of 'voluptuary' • sensualist, playboy, profligate, epicurean [...] More. Examples of 'voluptuary' in a sentence.