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Voluptuous vs Pulchritude - What's the difference?

voluptuous | pulchritude |

As an adjective voluptuous

is suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.

As a noun pulchritude is

physical beauty.

voluptuous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.
    • The plentiful blankets and the voluptuous pillows of the bed called out to my tired body, tantalizing me with their luxury.
    {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=5 , Thus we lay, whilst a voluptuous languor possest, and still maintain'd us motionless and fast locked in one another's arms}}
  • (of a woman) Curvaceous, sexy, full-figured.
    • 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

    * voluptuousness

    Related terms

    * voluptuary

    External links

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    pulchritude

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Physical beauty.
  • * 1978 , Charles D. Benson and William Barnaby Faherty, Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations , NASA Special Publication 4204, 1978, ch. 4 [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4204/ch4-8.html]
    • One participant recalls arriving at his Cocoa Beach motel on a Saturday evening with the Miss Universe contest on TV. To his wife's amazement, his interest in feminine pulchritude gave way to fatigue, and he was asleep before the final selection.
  • * 1979 , , 00:18:20
    • Do you know why a woman of such pulchritude is married to me? 'Cause I make a comfortable living.

    Synonyms

    * comeliness

    Derived terms

    * pulchritudinous