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sybarite
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sybarite has 1 sense
- sybarite(n = noun.person) voluptuary - a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses; Array is a kind of sensualist
Derived form adjective sybaritic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
sybarite, n. [L. Sybarita, Gr. , fr. , a city in Italy, noted for the effeminacy and voluptuousness of its inhabitants; cf. F. Sybarite.].
A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a voluptuary. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sybarite, n. & adj.
--n. a person who is self-indulgent or devoted to sensuous luxury.
--adj. fond of luxury or sensuousness.
--n. a person who is self-indulgent or devoted to sensuous luxury.
--adj. fond of luxury or sensuousness.
Derivative
sybaritic adj. sybaritical adj. sybaritically adv. sybaritism n.
Etymology
orig. an inhabitant of Sybaris in S. Italy, noted for luxury, f. L sybarita f. Gk subarites
THESAURUS
sybarite
Cyrenaic, Heliogabalus, Sardanapalus, aesthete, bon vivant, carpet knight, epicure, epicurean, gastronome, gourmand, gourmet, hedonist, jet-setter, playboy, pleasure-seeker, sensualist, sensuist, swine, voluptuaryROGET THESAURUS
sybarite
Sensualist
N sensualist, Sybarite, voluptuary, Sardanaphalus, man of pleasure, carpet knight, epicure, epicurean, gourmet, gourmand, pig, hog, votary of Epicurus, swine of Epicurus, sensualist, Heliogabalus, free liver, hard liver, libertine, hedonist, tragalist.
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