as in sensuality
excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures
a painting by the 19th-century artist Ingres that vividly portrays the languorous voluptuousness of a sultan's seraglio
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Crashes, bubbles, greed, fear—it’s all been done before.—
David Materazzi,
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This Orwellian hypocrisy is the madness that develops from decades of greed, corruption, moral failure and cultural anomie.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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“Voluptuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluptuousness. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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