English → Latin
“voluptuous” in Latin
voluptāriuspleasant, agreeable, delightful; sensuallibīdinōsuslibidinous, licentious, lecherous; passionate; yearning for somethingimpudīcusshameless, impudent; unchaste, impure, immodest, immoral, lewddēlicātusalluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft, tender, delicate; effeminate, spoilt with indulgencehomō̆human, person, man; male human being, man; term of address to male peers, especially by another man: man, fellow, mate,
The English word voluptuous itself goes back to Latin volup, through voluptuōsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
voluptuous
voluptarius (of persons or things, Cic.; voluptuosus only in Plin. and later writers): libidinosus, impudicus (of persons or things; voluptuous in a high degree, and at the same time lasciviotis, intemperate, etc.): delicatus (effeminate; e.g., homo, sermo). Voluptuous eyes, oculi lascivi et mobiles; oculi natantes et quadam voluptate suffusi, et, ut ita dicam, venerei (Quint.). A voluptuous life, vita libidinosa; vita libidinibus dedita or in libidines effusa.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for voluptuous?
- The usual Latin words for “voluptuous” are voluptārius, libīdinōsus, impudīcus; also dēlicātus, homō̆. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.