voluptuous

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French voluptueux, from Latin voluptuōsus (“delightful”), from voluptās (“pleasure, delight”), from volup (“with pleasure”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /vəˈlʌp.t͡ʃu.əs/ === Adjective === voluptuous (comparative more voluptuous, superlative most voluptuous) Characterized or marked by full, generous, pleasurable sensation. (of a person) Curvaceous and sexually attractive. ==== Synonyms ==== (pleasurable sensation): sensual, luxurious (curvaceous): See Thesaurus:voluptuous or Thesaurus:sexy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “voluptuous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “voluptuous”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “voluptuous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.