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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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Word Origin & History

sybarite 
1617 (implied in Sybaritical), "person devoted to pleasure," lit. "inhabitant of Sybaris," ancient Gk. town in southern Italy, whose inhabitants were noted for their love of luxury. From L. Sybarita, from Gk. Sybarites.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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