Sybaritic
əˈrɪt adjective
1.
( usually lowercase ) pertaining to or characteristic of a sybarite; characterized by or loving luxury or sensuous pleasure: to wallow in sybaritic splendor.
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Sybaris or its inhabitants.
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sybarite (ˈsɪbəˌraɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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| Sybaritic (ˌsɪbəˈrɪtɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| of or relating to the ancient Greek colony of Sybaris or its inhabitants | |
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