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sumptuousness

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sump·tu·ous  (smpch-s)
adj.
Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish: "He likes big meals, so I cook sumptuous ones" (Anaïs Nin).
[Middle English, from Old French sumptueux, from Latin smptusus, from smptus, expense; see sumptuary.]
sumptu·ous·ly adv.
sumptu·ous·ness n.
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Noun1.sumptuousnesssumptuousness - wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
luxuriousness, opulence, luxury
wealth, wealthiness - the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"
2.sumptuousness - the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
lavishness, sumptuosity, luxury
expensiveness - the quality of being high-priced


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Some Brahmins, clad in all the sumptuousness of Oriental apparel, and leading a woman who faltered at every step, followed.
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But if magnificence and splendor were displayed in any one particular part of this palace more than another, - if anything could be preferred to the wonderful arrangement of the interior, to the sumptuousness of the gilding, and to the profusion of the paintings and statues, it would be the park and gardens of Vaux.
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I instructed the Marcos to keep quiet about this sumptuousness, so as to give me a chance to surprise the guests and show off a little.
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