as in sensualist
a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures
a fin de siècle novel about dandies and voluptuaries
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voluptuary
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Things don’t go well, resulting in a Lord of the Flies–esque battle between, among others, Jude Law’s idealist and Ana de Armas’s shameless sensualist.
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The film would eventually gross more than $16 million worldwide while securing Wong’s reputation as one of cinema’s great sensualists.
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Cutouts were a major motif for the dress, and were also featured at the hips for a symmetrical bent to the sensual design.
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Warm and sensual, but with a somewhat fresh, floral drydown.
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And what fame gave me, what addiction fueled was opportunity for endless consent, which led me to be a hedonist and a fool and an exploiter of women.
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And what fame gave me and what my addiction fueled was opportunity for endless consent, which led me to be a hedonist and a fool and an exploiter of women.
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Enthusiasts love it for its voluptuous beauty and buttery-smooth typing action.
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Once mounted, the voluptuous nude body stands tall like a mountain against the pale wash of Sotheby’s London gallery.
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Higher volumes of sybarites are also tasking luxury operators with making crowd-free vacation dreams come true.
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What unites these contemporary sybarites with their stylish forebears is a powerful longing for freedom.
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In each, the mood is of hedonistic distraction; the weird, dozy attenuation of modern life is masterfully distilled.
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Sun, sea, sand and sangria have reigned supreme here for decades, from the hedonistic super clubs that provide its late-night soundtrack, to the beach bars overlooking its famous Balearic sunset.
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Yet, with help from Rachel’s former editor at the Boston Globe, Jim Doherty (Darrin Baker) and her ex-boyfriend, wealthy playboy Hayden Payne (Milo Ventimiglia), David and Rachel unravel a massive decade-long conspiracy that spans Revere, Massachusetts and Geneva, Switzerland.
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One recent afternoon, the Irish actor Aidan Turner, who plays the seedy playboy the Vicomte de Valmont in a new production of the show at the National Theatre, settled into an armchair in the hotel’s lounge.
Adjective
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In its archetypal form, the seduction plot features a sybaritic aristocrat who attempts to debauch an upstanding daughter of the bourgeoisie.
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The gourmet scene is yet another aspect that makes Vienna a must-visit for sybaritic travelers.
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“Voluptuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluptuary. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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