Word of the Day: Voluptuous

1. vo⋅lup⋅tu⋅ous

[vuh-luhp-choo-uhs] Show IPA Pronunciation

–adjective

1.	full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment: a voluptuous life.

2.	derived from gratification of the senses: voluptuous pleasure.

3.	directed toward or concerned with sensuous enjoyment or sensual pleasure: voluptuous desires.

4.	sensuously pleasing or delightful: voluptuous beauty.

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Origin:
1325–75; ME < class="ital-inline">voluptuōsus, equiv. to volupt(ās) pleasure + -ōsus -ous; -u- prob. by assoc. with sumptuōsus sumptuous

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2. lib⋅er⋅tine

/ˈlɪbərˌtin, -tɪn/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [lib-er-teen, -tin] Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun

1.	a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, esp. a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.

2.	a freethinker in religious matters.

3.	a person freed from slavery in ancient Rome.

–adjective

4.	free of moral, esp. sexual, restraint; dissolute; licentious.

5.	freethinking in religious matters.

6.	Archaic. unrestrained; uncontrolled.

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Origin:
1350–1400; ME libertyn < class="ital-inline">lībertīnus of a freedman (adj.), freedman (n.), equiv. to lībert(us) freedman (appar. by reanalysis of liber-tās liberty as libert-ās) + -īnus -ine ¹

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1. My figure is best described as voluptuous: prodigious, sumptuous breasts, a relatively smaller waist, womanly hips and a well-shaped derriere. I am very happy with my figure and according to this article from Betty Dodson's excellent site, I am not alone! I do partake in exercise to lose some weight but I am nonetheless proud of my curves and I always dress them accordingly. For me, this is why I love the art of the Renaissance, especially in the works of Titian (Danae, Venus of Urbino, Flora, Venus with a Mirror, etc.). The soft, sensual, divine female nude figures are almost always voluptuous and beautiful. Just like me.

2. Libertines can get such a bad rap! I truly dislike the notion that a lack of sexual repression means that one has no morality. That is completely untrue! However, I am a freethinker in religious matters and sexually free and licentious in the best ways possible. I am a lover of freedom so long as it harms none. Really, what can be wrong about that?

Alas, I am the Voluptuous Libertine