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Definition of voluptuary:
Synonyms:
lush, busty, princely, gilded, grand, indulgent, toothsome, sonsy, luxurious, bosomy, voluptuous, curvaceous, full-bosomed, Epicurean, deluxe, sybarite, elaborate, profuse, epicure, buxom, red-hot, curvy, sumptuous, hedonic, sybaritic, luscious, luxuriant, hedonistic, pain, juicy, stacked, exuberant, riotous, well-endowed, sonsie, opulent.
Usage examples:
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" He who grieves at his abstinence," says Aristotle, " is a voluptuary;"- and this also is the great principle so often and so strikingly enforced in the sacred writings; " Keep thy heart with all diligence, because out of it are the issues of life."
- "The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings", John Abercrombie. -
Exaggerated reports of Wyverne's prowess in the Far East had got abroad; and the crafty voluptuary thoroughly appreciated valour's better part when a formidable foe was to be confronted.
- "Barren Honour: A Novel", George A. Lawrence. -
When at supper they talked of love and women, he pretended to be a subtle and perverse voluptuary.
- "The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories", Anton Chekhov.