'Voluptuousness' definitions:
Definition of 'voluptuousness'
From: WordNet
noun
The quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting); "he thought she was really hot stuff" [syn: hot stuff, voluptuousness]
noun
The property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses [syn: luxuriance, lushness, voluptuousness]
noun
The quality of having a well-rounded body [syn: curvaceousness, shapeliness, voluptuousness]
Definition of 'Voluptuousness'
From: GCIDE
- Voluptuous \Vo*lup"tu*ous\, a. [F. voluptueux, L. voluptuosus, fr. voluptas pleasure, volup agreeably, delightfully; probably akin to Gr. ? to hope, ? hope, and to L. velle to wish. See Voluntary.]
- 1. Full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the senses; ministering to sensuous or sensual gratification; exciting sensual desires; luxurious; sensual. [1913 Webster]
- Music arose with its voluptuous swell. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- Sink back into your voluptuous repose. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; indulging to excess in sensual gratifications. "The jolly and voluptuous livers." --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
- Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life. --Milton. [1913 Webster] -- {Vo*lup"tu*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Vo*lup"tu*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]