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sensuous, sensual, luxurious, voluptuous mean relating to or providing pleasure through gratification of the senses. sensuous implies gratification of the senses for the sake of aesthetic pleasure. the sensuous delights of great music sensual tends to imply the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of the physical appetites as ends in themselves. a life devoted to sensual pleasures luxurious suggests the indulgence of sensuous pleasure inducing bodily ease and languor. a luxurious hotel voluptuous implies more strongly an abandonment especially to sensual pleasure. a voluptuous feast

Examples of voluptuous in a Sentence

the voluptuous richness of the music

Recent Examples on the Web Cardin was a masterful tailor who played with the contrast between geometric strictness and voluptuous curves. — Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, "Remembering Pierre Cardin With His Best Looks in American Vogue," 29 Dec. 2020 The creation of perfumer Frank Voelkl, Roses on Ice opens with a burst of cucumber and juniper notes that create an icy, herbaceous freshness before giving way to a voluptuous rose centifolia and a soft finish of sandalwood and musk. — April Long, Town & Country, "Are These The Ultimate Holiday Party Fragrances?," 27 Oct. 2020 The One Day at a Time actress was rewarded with the last dance — a perfect Viennese waltz to entertain those viewers who respect and appreciate her voluptuous curves. — Lynette Rice, EW.com, "Dancing With the Stars recap: For crying out loud, this show makes us sad!," 20 Oct. 2020 Their voluptuous polished surfaces and shadowy recesses provide an unparalleled purity. — New York Times, "The 25 Most Influential Works of American Protest Art Since World War II," 15 Oct. 2020 Its voluptuous Coke-bottle form, despite becoming edgier in recent years, could be traced by decades. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, "It’s the best sports car you can buy, and it’s a Chevy," 5 Sep. 2020 The pieces are diverse in every way, ranging from a voluptuous floral painting by Shara Hughes depicting a purple blossom closing its fleshy folds at night to a pair of sculptural gold Fulani earrings from Mali. — Christopher Wynn, Dallas News, "Dallas Museum of Art debuts first exhibition since coronavirus shutdown," 30 Aug. 2020 Both to get around town ... and to get down in, with voluptuous protégé Vanity, aka Denise Williams, according to bbc.com. — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, "20 of rock & roll’s most iconic cars," 8 July 2020 Its eyelashed headlights, graceful waistline, and voluptuous fenders have, for decades, seduced writers into describing its beauty in human terms. — Car and Driver, "The Greatest Cars of All Time: The Sixties," 29 June 2020

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