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voluptuous
richly luxurious and pleasing to the senses
Synonyms
- luxurious
- sumptuous
- sensuous
Antonyms
voluptuous in a sentence
The palace chamber had a voluptuous splendor of silk, perfume, and candlelight.
The chef created a voluptuous dessert layered with dark chocolate and fragrant cream.
Where it comes from
From Latin voluptas, meaning 'pleasure or delight.'
Memory hook
VOLUPTUOUS sounds like VOLUME: turn up the richness and sensory pleasure.
Read it in context
- The Moraine Calendar Nature
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