I. vəˈləpchəˌwerē, -ri adjective
Etymology: Late Latin voluptuarius, alteration of Latin voluptarius, from voluptas pleasure + -arius -ary
: voluptuous , luxurious
when words are turned to purely voluptuary uses and divorced from rational purpose, the result is not a real advance but rather the beginning of decadence — Irving Babbitt
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: modification (influenced by Late Latin voluptuarius, adjective) of Latin voluptarius voluptuous person, from voluptarius, adjective, voluptuous
: a voluptuous person : one who makes luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites his chief care : sensualist
a comprehensiveness of outlook unknown both to the voluptuary and to the ascetic — Bertrand Russell