voluptuous meaning

voluptuous as an adjective

1. having strong sexual appeal
   • juicy barmaids
   • a red-hot mama
   • a voluptuous woman
   • a toothsome blonde in a tight dress

   Synonyms: juicy, luscious, red-hot, toothsome, lush

   Similar: sexy

   Related forms: voluptuousness

2. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
   • Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes
   • a curvy young woman in a tight dress

   Synonyms: bosomy, busty, buxom, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, well-endowed

   Similar: shapely

   Related forms: voluptuousness

3. displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to 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

   Synonyms: epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary

   Similar: indulgent

   Related forms: voluptuousness

voluptuous in a sentence

• I like voluptuous women.
• Tom likes Mary's voluptuous body.
• Mary was a voluptuous woman who did not believe in shaving her legs or armpits.
• Mary is a voluptuous woman.

How to pronounce voluptuous

voluptuous is pronounced /vəˈlʌptjʊəs/ in British English and /vəˈlʌptʃəwəs/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.