voluptuous
adjective/vəˈlʌptʃuəs/
/vəˈlʌptʃuəs/
- (formal) having large breasts and hips in a way that is sexually attractive synonym buxom
- a voluptuous woman
- a voluptuous body
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- (literary) giving you physical pleasure synonym sensual
- voluptuous perfume
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French voluptueux or Latin voluptuosus, from voluptas ‘pleasure’.
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