voluptuary 1 of 2

noun

və-ˈləp(t)-shə-ˌwer-ē How to pronounce voluptuary (audio)
Definition of voluptuarynext
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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voluptuary

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adjective

as in sensual

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voluptuary
  1. sensualist
  2. sensual
  3. hedonist
  4. voluptuous
  5. sybarite
  6. hedonistic
  7. playboy
  8. sybaritic
Noun
  • Almodóvar is a great example of a certain type of sensualist.
    — Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of sensualist
Adjective
  • Carter’s collection of fairytale retellings are macabre and sensual, highlighting female violence and subverting expectations of female sexuality at equal turns.
    — S.M. Hallow, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The compliment magnet has top notes of refreshing, juicy pear, a feminine freesia heart, and deep, sensual patchouli base.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of sensual
Noun
  • 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.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • 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.
    — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of hedonist
Adjective
  • The Bugatti Type 57 epitomizes that aesthetic power, exemplified by a low-slung body defined by voluptuous curves.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Novelist, musician, and filmmaker Eliza Barry Callahan turns genre on its ear, with voluptuous nocturnal celluloid cinematography by Alfonso Herrera Salcedo.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of voluptuous
Noun
  • Higher volumes of sybarites are also tasking luxury operators with making crowd-free vacation dreams come true.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
  • What unites these contemporary sybarites with their stylish forebears is a powerful longing for freedom.
    — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 16 May 2025
Definition of sybarite
Adjective
  • Take the paved footpath behind Zori past olive groves to reach the ACI Marina, its restaurants and the taxi boats that take you to Hvar Town and the notoriously hedonistic beach club, Carpe Diem, on the neighboring island of Marinkovac.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Johnson adds that Woodall’s Sal also represents Bourdain’s hedonistic side.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hedonistic
Noun
  • Batman used to be rich, the alter ego of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy playboy, philanthropist, and industrialist in Gotham City.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2026
Definition of playboy
Adjective
  • Marbella is once again attracting a moneyed, glamorous crowd, with sybaritic beach clubs, fashion pop-ups, standout restaurants, and sprawling spas that promise head-to-toe pampering.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • In its archetypal form, the seduction plot features a sybaritic aristocrat who attempts to debauch an upstanding daughter of the bourgeoisie.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of sybaritic
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