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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses;
[syn: voluptuary, sybarite]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses;
- Example: "an epicurean banquet"
- Example: "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"
- Example: "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"
- Example: "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"
[syn: epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Voluptuary \Vo*lup"tu*a*ry\ (?; 135), n.; pl. Voluptuaries.
   [L. voluptuarius or voluptarius, fr. voluptas pleasure.]
   A voluptuous person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his
   chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of
   sensual appetites.
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         A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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   Syn: Sensualist; epicure.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Voluptuary \Vo*lup"tu*a*ry\, a.
   Voluptuous; luxurious.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

voluptuary
    adj 1: displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the
           senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious
           suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs";
           "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous
           magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic
           lavishness" [syn: epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant,
           sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous]
    n 1: a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
         [syn: voluptuary, sybarite]