Voluptuous vs Impure - What's the difference?
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Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.
(of a woman) Curvaceous, sexy, full-figured.
Not pure
Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed
Unchaste; lewd; unclean or obscene
(Judaism) Not virgin, having previously had sexual intercourse
* 2012 , Frederick Ramsay, The Eighth Veil: A Jerusalem Mystery
(obsolete) to defile; to pollute
As adjectives the difference between voluptuous and impure
is that voluptuous is suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation while impure is not pure.As a verb impure is
to defile; to pollute.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
* * *impure
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.
- He was thinking impure thoughts.
- “No one would marry her if she was impure''', don't you see?” “'''Impure'''? Surely if a woman is forcibly deprived of her virginity, she can't be thought of as '''impure .”