/ vəˈlʌptʃuəri; NAmE -ueri/ noun
( pl. -ies ) ( formal , usually disapproving ) a person who enjoys physical, especially sexual, pleasures very much
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin volupt(u)arius , from voluptas pleasure.
/ vəˈlʌptʃuəri; NAmE -ueri/ noun
( pl. -ies ) ( formal , usually disapproving ) a person who enjoys physical, especially sexual, pleasures very much
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin volupt(u)arius , from voluptas pleasure.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005