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sybarite

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Syb⋅a⋅rite

  [sib-uh-rahyt]
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–noun
1. (usually lowercase) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
2. an inhabitant of Sybaris.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L Sybarīta < Gk Sybartēs. See Sybaris, -ite 1

Related forms:
syb⋅a⋅rit⋅ism  [sib-uh-rahy-tiz-uhm] , noun

Synonyms:
1. sensualist.
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Syb·a·rite   (sĭb'ə-rīt)   
n.  

  1. often sybarite A person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a voluptuary.

  2. A native or inhabitant of Sybaris.


[Latin Sybarīta, native of Sybaris, from Greek Subarītēs, from Subaris, Sybaris (from the notorious luxury of its inhabitants).]
syb'a·rit·ism (-rĭ-tĭz'əm) n.
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