An English Language Learner's WORD of the DAY
voluptuous October 18, 2007
- Pronounced:
- IPA: və
lʌptʃəwəs 
Collegiate Dictionary: və-ləp(t)-shə-wəs - Function: adjective
- Comparative and superlative forms:
- more voluptuous; most voluptuous
- Meanings:
- 1 of a woman : very attractive because of having large hips and breasts
Example:
<a voluptuous [=curvaceous] movie star>
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