# voluptuous

Pronunciation: say "vuh-LUP-choo-uhs" /vəˈlʌp.t͡ʃu.əs/

## Adjective

1. Of a woman, having a full, curvaceous figure that is sexually attractive.
   - Simple: Describes a woman with a full, curvy body that people find sexy.
   - _The painting shows a voluptuous woman reclining on a velvet couch._
   - _The actress was celebrated for her voluptuous figure and her husky voice._
2. Marked by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.
   - Simple: Giving a full, rich feeling of pleasure to the senses.
   - _She sank into a voluptuous bath scented with roses and let the day drift away._
   - _The chef's chocolate mousse was dense, silky, and voluptuous on the tongue._

## Origin

Latin volup ("with pleasure") gave voluptās ("pleasure, delight") and then voluptuōsus ("delightful"), the source of Middle French voluptueux, from which English took the word.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/voluptuous (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).