Sybarite
əˌraɪt noun
1.
(usually lowercase) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
2.
an inhabitant of Sybaris.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (sometimes capital) a devotee of luxury and the sensual vices |
| —adj | |
| 2. | luxurious; sensuous |
| [C16: from Latin Sybarīta, from Greek Subaritēs inhabitant of | |
| sybaritic | |
| —adj | |
| syba'ritical | |
| —adj | |
| syba'ritically | |
| —adv | |
| 'sybaritism | |
| —n | |
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| Sybarite (ˈsɪbəˌraɪt) | |
| —n | |
| a native or inhabitant of the ancient Greek colony of Sybaris | |
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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.
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