VOLUPTUARY


Meaning of VOLUPTUARY in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.