voluptuary
Devoted to indulgence
A voluptuary is a person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure—someone who pursues gratification of the appetites as a way of life.
The word carries a faintly disapproving tone, suggesting excessive indulgence: He lived as a voluptuary, surrounded by fine wines and silk furnishings.
As an adjective, voluptuary describes things connected to such pleasure-seeking.
Lover of lavish comfort
- epicureanConnoisseur of sensual pleasures
- bon vivantConnoisseur of life's pleasures
- pleasure-seekerOne pursuing enjoyment above all
- sensualistOne devoted to pleasures
libertine · rake · debauchee · roué · profligate · dissolute · bacchanalian · aesthete
Pursuit of physical pleasure
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
rapture · ecstasy · enjoyment · satisfaction · euphoria · revelry · abandon · languor
Showy, abundant prosperity
- affluenceAbundance of money
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
grandeur · magnificence · splendor · elegance · richness · plushness · silk · velvet
Sexually stimulating
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
passionate · lascivious · lusty · amorous · carnal · libidinous · wanton · bawdy
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
immoderation · surfeit · satiety · bacchanal · orgy · feasting · gorging · binge
sybarite
Lover of lavish comfort
- epicureanConnoisseur of sensual pleasures
- bon vivantConnoisseur of life's pleasures
- pleasure-seekerOne pursuing enjoyment above all
sensualist · libertine · rake · debauchee · roué · profligate · dissolute · bacchanalian · aesthete · dilettante
sensuality
Pursuit of physical pleasure
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- indulgenceYielding to desire
bliss · rapture · ecstasy · enjoyment · satisfaction · euphoria · revelry · abandon · languor · titillation
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- affluenceAbundance of money
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
extravagance · grandeur · magnificence · splendor · elegance · richness · plushness · silk · velvet · champagne
erotic
Sexually stimulating
provocative · passionate · lascivious · lusty · amorous · carnal · libidinous · wanton · bawdy · suggestive
overindulgence
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
intemperance · immoderation · surfeit · satiety · bacchanal · orgy · feasting · gorging · binge · abandon
- pleasurepleasure, enjoyment, delight, gratification, contentment
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
- pleasure seekershedonist, hedonists, pleasure seeker, pleasure seekers, pleasure-seeker
- seducersseducer, lothario, womanizer, philanderer, rake
voluptuarykilljoy
One who dampens merriment
spoilsport · prude · wet blanket · party pooper · fuddy-duddy