Definition of voluptuarynext
as in sensualist
a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures a fin de siècle novel about dandies and voluptuaries

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voluptuary

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adjective

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Noun
  • Things don’t go well, resulting in a Lord of the Flies–esque battle between, among others, Jude Law’s idealist and Ana de Armas’s shameless sensualist.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The film would eventually gross more than $16 million worldwide while securing Wong’s reputation as one of cinema’s great sensualists.
    Gregg Kilday, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
  • The Grammy Award-winning artist wore a sensual red dress from the designer’s spring 2026 ready-to-wear collection.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
  • Warm and sensual, but with a somewhat fresh, floral drydown.
    Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • And what fame gave me, what addiction fueled was opportunity for endless consent, which led me to be a hedonist and a fool and an exploiter of women.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • And what fame gave me and what my addiction fueled was opportunity for endless consent, which led me to be a hedonist and a fool and an exploiter of women.
    Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Enthusiasts love it for its voluptuous beauty and buttery-smooth typing action.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • Once mounted, the voluptuous nude body stands tall like a mountain against the pale wash of Sotheby’s London gallery.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Higher volumes of sybarites are also tasking luxury operators with making crowd-free vacation dreams come true.
    Lindsay Cohn, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
  • What unites these contemporary sybarites with their stylish forebears is a powerful longing for freedom.
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • After learning of an evil rock promoter’s plan to use heavy metal to keep society sedated in a cycle of hedonistic pleasure, a stylish metallic alien arrives on Earth to save humanity and rock out!
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
  • One of the main suspects was George Hodel, a doctor who was friends with a number of celebrities and reportedly held hedonistic parties.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Batman used to be rich, the alter ego of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy playboy, philanthropist, and industrialist in Gotham City.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • Yet, with help from Rachel’s former editor at the Boston Globe, Jim Doherty (Darrin Baker) and her ex-boyfriend, wealthy playboy Hayden Payne (Milo Ventimiglia), David and Rachel unravel a massive decade-long conspiracy that spans Revere, Massachusetts and Geneva, Switzerland.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • In its archetypal form, the seduction plot features a sybaritic aristocrat who attempts to debauch an upstanding daughter of the bourgeoisie.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The gourmet scene is yet another aspect that makes Vienna a must-visit for sybaritic travelers.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Voluptuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluptuary. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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