LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

voluptuōsus

voluptuōsus (feminine voluptuōsa, neuter voluptuōsum)
Classical[wɔ.ɫʊp.tuˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[vo.lup.tuˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepost Augustanagreeable, delightful, pleasant

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevoluptuōsusvoluptuōsavoluptuōsum
genitivevoluptuōsīvoluptuōsaevoluptuōsī
dativevoluptuōsōvoluptuōsaevoluptuōsō
accusativevoluptuōsumvoluptuōsamvoluptuōsum
ablativevoluptuōsōvoluptuōsāvoluptuōsō
vocativevoluptuōsevoluptuōsavoluptuōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevoluptuōsīvoluptuōsaevoluptuōsa
genitivevoluptuōsōrumvoluptuōsārumvoluptuōsōrum
dativevoluptuōsīsvoluptuōsīsvoluptuōsīs
accusativevoluptuōsōsvoluptuōsāsvoluptuōsa
ablativevoluptuōsīsvoluptuōsīsvoluptuōsīs
vocativevoluptuōsīvoluptuōsaevoluptuōsa

vŏluptŭōsus, a, um, adj. voluptas,
I. full of gratification, enjoyment, pleasure, or delight; agreeable, pleasant, delightful (post-Aug.), Plin. Ep. 3, 19, 2; Quint. Decl. 260.—Sup.: contionator, Hier. adv. Jovin. 1, 4: tempus, Sid. Ep. 2, 9.—Adv.: vŏlup-tŭōsē, with pleasure or delight, Sid. Ep. 5, 20.—Comp., Sid. Ep. 1, 9 med.

Origins

From voluptās (“pleasure, delight”) + -(u)ōsus, with the ending taken from adjectives such as virtuōsus.

Descendants
  • Englishvoluptuous
  • Frenchvoluptueux
  • Italianvoluttuoso
  • Portuguesevoluptuoso
  • Romanianvoluptuos
  • Spanishvoluptuoso

In English words that came into English from voluptuōsus

  • voluptuousvoluptuōsus

Quick answers

What does voluptuōsus mean in Latin?
voluptuōsus, a adjective, means “agreeable, delightful, pleasant”.
How do you pronounce voluptuōsus?
In classical Latin, [wɔ.ɫʊp.tuˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vo.lup.tuˈɔː.s̬us].