as in sensuality
excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures
a painting by the 19th-century artist Ingres that vividly portrays the languorous voluptuousness of a sultan's seraglio
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Feelings of sensuality become impossible to ignore once Mars enters Taurus the following day, as this is a slow-burn transit.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
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Decadence is sensuality and impotence, opulence and decay.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Most accounts of the era blame greed—a new ethic of cupidity that displaced whatever youthful idealism remained from the 1960s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Kouri Richins was sentenced in a case that stunned observers with its mix of alleged greed, deception and deeply personal fallout.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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“Voluptuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluptuousness. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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