Word of the Day for Friday December 9, 2005
voluptuary \vuh-LUHP-choo-er-ee\, noun:
A person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual
appetites; a sensualist.
adjective:
Voluptuous; luxurious.
Colette used to begin her day's writing by first picking
fleas from her cat, and it's not hard to imagine how the
methodical stroking and probing into fur might have focused
such a voluptuary's mind.
--Diane Ackerman, "O Muse! You Do Make Things Difficult!"
[1]New York Times, November 12, 1989
Though depicted as a decadent voluptuary, she remained
celibate for more than half of her adult life.
--Michiko Kakutani, "Cleopatra Behind Her Magic Mirror,"
[2]New York Times, June 5, 1990
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Voluptuary derives from Latin voluptarius, "devoted to
pleasure," from voluptas, "pleasure."
References
1. http://www.nytimes.com/
2. http://www.nytimes.com/
Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=voluptuary
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