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VOLUPTUARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
Synonyms:
sybarite; voluptuary
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("voluptuary" is a kind of...):
sensualist (a person who enjoys sensuality)
Derivation:
voluptuary (displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
Example:
a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness
Synonyms:
epicurean; luxuriant; luxurious; sybaritic; voluptuary; voluptuous
Classified under:
Similar:
indulgent (characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone)
Derivation:
voluptuary (a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses)
