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voluptuousness

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            Music arose with its voluptuous swell. --Byron.

            Sink back into your voluptuous repose. --De Quincey.

   2. Given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; indulging
      to excess in sensual gratifications. ``The jolly and
      voluptuous livers.'' --Atterbury.

            Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.
                                                  --Milton.
      -- {Vo*lup"tu*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Vo*lup"tu*ous*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

voluptuousness
     n : the quality of having a well-rounded body [syn: {curvaceousness},
          {shapeliness}]
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