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voluptuary

noun
vo·​lup·​tu·​ary | \ vÉ™-ˈlÉ™p(t)-shÉ™-ËŒwer-Ä“ How to pronounce voluptuary (audio) \
plural voluptuaries

Definition of voluptuary

: a person whose chief interests are luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites
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voluptuary adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms for voluptuary

Synonyms

debauchee, decadent, hedonist, sensualist, sybarite

Antonyms

ascetic

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Examples of voluptuary in a Sentence

a fin de siècle novel about dandies and voluptuaries

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 Nothing important happens in this movie, which the Italian voluptuary Luca Guadagnino directed and yet, being as manically alive as Mr. Fiennes is here has to count for something. — Wesley Morris, New York Times, "These Movie Scenes Might Not Be Important, but They’re Pretty Great," 6 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of voluptuary

circa 1610, in the meaning defined above

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