voluptuous C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /vəˈlʌp.t͡ʃu.əs/ See IPA manual Freq #30560 Meanings 1 adj displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses I entered the voluptuous hotel room and sat on the goose-feather bed. 2 adj having strong sexual appeal I decided to get married to my voluptuous partner. 3 adj having a large bosom and pleasing curves The voluptuous figures filled the canvas. Thesaurus Synonyms builtbuxomchubbycurvaceouscurvesomecurvyembonpointfull-figuredjuicylusciouspneumaticred-hot ↔ Opposites slender Word family Forms voluptuouslyvoluptuousness Derived forms voluptuouslyvoluptuousness Common collocations voluptuous woman Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle French voluptueux, from Latin voluptuōsus (“delightful”), from voluptās (“pleasure, delight”), from volup (“with pleasure”). *welh₁- Proto-Indo-European voluptueux Middle French voluptuōsus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # voluptuous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /vəˈlʌp.t͡ʃu.əs/ **Frequency rank:** 30560 ## Meanings 1. displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses 2. having strong sexual appeal 3. having a large bosom and pleasing curves ## Examples - I entered the voluptuous hotel room and sat on the goose-feather bed. - I decided to get married to my voluptuous partner. - The voluptuous figures filled the canvas. ## Synonyms - built - buxom - chubby - curvaceous - curvesome - curvy - embonpoint - full-figured - juicy - luscious - pneumatic - red-hot ## Antonyms - slender ## Derived Forms - voluptuously - voluptuousness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *welh₁- - Root: voluptueux - Root: voluptuōsus ## Etymology From Middle French voluptueux, from Latin voluptuōsus (“delightful”), from voluptās (“pleasure, delight”), from volup (“with pleasure”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown