as in sensual
pleasing to the physical senses
the voluptuous richness of the music
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Recent Examples of voluptuous
Dmitri is engaged to Katerina but has fallen head over heels for another woman, the voluptuous Grushenka, whom his father, too, has fallen for, while Ivan is in love with Katerina.
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Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Some pieces feature voluptuous floral prints such as water lily and honeysuckle.
—Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Our silhouettes, with their small waists and voluptuous curves, embody strength and elegance.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
While assisting her father, Ruysch learned to draw, in time developing a style that combined a taste for color—at once delicate and voluptuous—with a naturalist’s tactile curiosity.
—Cullen Murphy, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
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Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Some pieces feature voluptuous floral prints such as water lily and honeysuckle.
—Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Our silhouettes, with their small waists and voluptuous curves, embody strength and elegance.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
While assisting her father, Ruysch learned to draw, in time developing a style that combined a taste for color—at once delicate and voluptuous—with a naturalist’s tactile curiosity.
—Cullen Murphy, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voluptuous
sensual
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The film gets aesthetically expressive in slow-motion sequences when Colin is riding pillion on Ray’s bike, capturing the sensual excitement of it all, the wild ride that Colin has chosen to take.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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And then, Beyoncé, who has a stranglehold on excellence and can woo 100,000 with a look, shattered that bit of black-and-white history with a purple light, flames shooting up from the stage, and a sensational and sensual performance.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Voluptuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluptuous. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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