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Sybarite

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Syb·a·rite  (sb-rt)
n.
1. often sybarite A person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a voluptuary.
2. A native or inhabitant of Sybaris.
[Latin Sybarta, native of Sybaris, from Greek Subarts, from Subaris, Sybaris (from the notorious luxury of its inhabitants).]
syba·rit·ism (-r-tzm) n.
sybarite [ˈsɪbəˌraɪt]
n
(sometimes capital) a devotee of luxury and the sensual vices
adj
luxurious; sensuous
[from Latin Sybarīta, from Greek Subaritēs inhabitant of Sybaris]
sybaritic  [ˌsɪbəˈrɪtɪk] less commonly, sybaritical adj
sybaritically  adv
sybaritism  n
Sybarite [ˈsɪbəˌraɪt]
n
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Historical Terms) a native or inhabitant of the ancient Greek colony of Sybaris
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sybarite - a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
voluptuary
sensualist - a person who enjoys sensuality
Translations
sybarite [ˈsɪbəraɪt] N → sibarita mf
sybarite
n (form) → Genussmensch m


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A man who has only one hour longer to live must be a great Sybarite still to want anything, my dear Rosa.
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This official sybarite dressed, dined, and visited a dozen or fifteen salons between eight at night and three in the morning.
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