voluptuous
adjective
vo·lup·tu·ous
və-ˈləp(t)-shə-wəs 
-shəs
1
a
: suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
voluptuous nudes
b
: full of delight or pleasure to the senses : conducive to or arising from sensuous or sensual gratification : luxurious
a voluptuous dance
voluptuous ornamentation
a voluptuous wine
2
: given to or spent in enjoyment of luxury, pleasure, or sensual gratifications
a long and voluptuous holiday—
Edmund Wilson
Edmund Wilson
voluptuously
adverb
voluptuousness
noun
Examples of voluptuous in a Sentence
the voluptuous richness of the music
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The brand unveiled its retro designs on its Instagram posts featuring women in playful vignettes – voluptuous motifs of bygone beauty in seductive positions.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 July 2025
One is a fearless, intelligent rape survivor and police detective on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, while the other is best known as a 1950s bombshell whose voluptuous assets once even caused Sophia Loren to give her some serious side-eye.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 June 2025
This Gandini design didn’t win its Ferrari V-8 class, but stood out for its stance, proportion, and angular lines amidst later, more voluptuous eight-cylinder Prancing Horses, such as the 360 Modena and 430.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
Subsequent excavations at the site have unearthed voluptuous female figurines, prompting researchers to speculate that Catalhoyuk’s Neolithic inhabitants worshipped a fertility deity known as the Mother Goddess.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 July 2025
One is a fearless, intelligent rape survivor and police detective on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, while the other is best known as a 1950s bombshell whose voluptuous assets once even caused Sophia Loren to give her some serious side-eye.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 June 2025
This Gandini design didn’t win its Ferrari V-8 class, but stood out for its stance, proportion, and angular lines amidst later, more voluptuous eight-cylinder Prancing Horses, such as the 360 Modena and 430.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
Subsequent excavations at the site have unearthed voluptuous female figurines, prompting researchers to speculate that Catalhoyuk’s Neolithic inhabitants worshipped a fertility deity known as the Mother Goddess.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for voluptuous
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“Voluptuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voluptuous. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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