different between voluptuous vs lubricious

English

Etymology

From Middle French voluptueux, from Latin voluptuosus (“delightful”), from volupt?s (“pleasure, delight”), from volup (“with pleasure”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /v??l?p.t?u.?s/

Adjective

voluptuous (comparative more voluptuous, superlative most voluptuous)

1. Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.
2. (of a woman) Curvaceous and sexually attractive.

Synonyms

• (pleasurable sensation): luxurious
• (curvaceous): See Thesaurus:voluptuous or Thesaurus:sexy

Derived terms

• voluptuously
• voluptuousness

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Further reading

• voluptuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• voluptuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• voluptuous at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Latin lubricus (“slippery”)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): [lu?b????s]

Adjective

lubricious (comparative more lubricious, superlative most lubricious)

1. smooth and glassy; slippery
2. lewd, wanton, salacious or lecherous

Derived terms

• lubriciously
• lubriciousness

Related terms

• lubricant
• lubricate
• lubricous

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