Voluptuous vs Extravagant - What's the difference?
voluptuous | extravagant |
Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.
(of a woman) Curvaceous, sexy, full-figured.
Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
* (William Shakespeare)
Extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained.
* Addison
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess), chapter=1 Exorbitant.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful.
As adjectives the difference between voluptuous and extravagant
is that voluptuous is suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation while extravagant is exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.voluptuous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The plentiful blankets and the voluptuous pillows of the bed called out to my tired body, tantalizing me with their luxury.
- Her flowing raven hair contrasted her creamy white complexion, her amber eyes like those of a cat, the low neckline of her bodice emphasised her plump, voluptuous figure.
Derived terms
* voluptuousnessExternal links
* * *extravagant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The extravagant and erring spirit hies / To his confine.
- There appears something nobly wild and extravagant in great natural geniuses.
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Obama goes troll-hunting, passage=According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.}}
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