A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Sensualist; epicure. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
voluptuaries — vo·lup·tu·ar·y || vÉ™ lÊŒptʃʊerɪ / tʃʊər n. lover of pleasure, lover of luxury … English contemporary dictionary
Voluptuary — Vo*lup tu*a*ry (?; 135), n.; pl. {Voluptuaries}. [L. voluptuarius or voluptarius, fr. voluptas pleasure.] A voluptuous person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of sensual appetites … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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voluptuary — /veuh lup chooh er ee/, n., pl. voluptuaries, adj. n. 1. a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or characterized by preoccupation with luxury and sensual pleasure:… … Universalium
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voluptuary — vo|lup|tu|a|ry [vəˈlʌptʃuəri US tʃueri] n plural voluptuaries literary someone who enjoys physical pleasure and having expensive possessions … Dictionary of contemporary English
voluptuary — [və lʌptjʊəri] noun (plural voluptuaries) a person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure. adjective concerned with luxury and sensual pleasure. Origin C17: from L. volupt(u)arius, from voluptas pleasure … English new terms dictionary
voluptuary — UK [vəˈlʌptʃʊərɪ] / US [vəˈlʌptʃuˌerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms voluptuary : singular voluptuary plural voluptuaries literary someone who enjoys physical pleasures, especially sexual pleasure, and expensive possessions … English dictionary
voluptuary — /vəˈlʌptʃuəri / (say vuh lupchoohuhree) noun (plural voluptuaries) 1. someone given up to luxurious or sensuous pleasures. –adjective 2. relating to or characterised by luxurious or sensuous pleasures: voluptuary habits. {Latin voluptuārius,… …
