vəˈləpchəwəs, -chəs adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin voluptuosus, from voluptas pleasure, delight + -osus -ose; akin to Latin volup agreeably, pleasurably, Greek elpis hope, expectation, Latin velle to will, wish — more at will
1.
a. : full of delight or pleasure especially to the senses : ministering to, relating to, inclining to, or arising from sensuous or sensual gratification : luxurious , sensuous
music arose with its voluptuous swell — Lord Byron
the kind of sleep which you can feel yourself enjoying with an almost voluptuous pleasure — Louis Bromfield
the riotous decor, the voluptuous ceiling, the flowering dazzle of the chandelier — Claudia Cassidy
the voluptuous contortions of dancers — Lewis Mumford
voluptuous narratives of the far-away South Seas — C.R.Anderson
anchorites in their cells are at times tormented by voluptuous visions — Rebecca West
b. : suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
she was startlingly good-looking, of voluptuous build — Ngaio Marsh
2. : given to or spent in enjoyments of luxury, pleasure, or sensual gratifications
depiction of the voluptuous life — J.D.Hart
a long and voluptuous holiday — Edmund Wilson
Synonyms: see sensuous