Sybarite (noun)

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• sybarite — ► NOUN ▪ a person who is self indulgently fond of sensuous luxury. DERIVATIVES sybaritic adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting an inhabitant of Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy, noted for its luxury …   English terms dictionary

• sybarite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sensualist, voluptuary, hedonist. See pleasure. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. voluptuary, epicure, sensualist; see glutton . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) also Sybarite noun A person devoted to pleasure and… …   English dictionary for students

• sybarite — noun /ˈsɪbəˌraɪt/ a) A native or inhabitant of Sybaris. , Mr. Natural , Crumbs bearded guru is too unapologetic to be called a con man. Despite his renunciation of the material world, hes an unrepentant sybarite. Wikipedia, R.Crumb. b) A person… …   Wiktionary

• sybarite — noun Date: circa 1555 1. [from the notorious luxury of the Sybarites] voluptuary, sensualist 2. capitalized a native or resident of the ancient city of Sybaris • sybaritic adjective • sybaritically adverb • sybaritism noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sybarite — [ sɪbərʌɪt] noun a person who is self indulgently fond of sensuous luxury. Derivatives sybaritic adjective sybaritically adverb sybaritism noun Origin C16 (orig. denoting an inhabitant of Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy, noted… …   English new terms dictionary

• sybarite — /ˈsɪbəraɪt / (say sibuhruyt) noun someone devoted to luxury and pleasure; an effeminate voluptuary. {Latin Sybarīta, from Greek Sybaritēs, from Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in S Italy, destroyed 510 BC, noted for its wealth and luxury}… …  

• sybaritic — sybarite ► NOUN ▪ a person who is self indulgently fond of sensuous luxury. DERIVATIVES sybaritic adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting an inhabitant of Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy, noted for its luxury …   English terms dictionary

• epicure — noun Etymology: Epicurus Date: 1565 1. archaic one devoted to sensual pleasure ; sybarite 2. one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine Synonyms: epicure, gourmet, gourmand, gastronome mean one who takes pleasure in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sybaritism — noun see sybarite …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• playboy — noun he claims his days as a playboy are over Syn: socialite, pleasure seeker, sybarite; ladies man, womanizer, philanderer, wolf, rake, roué; informal ladykiller …   Thesaurus of popular words

• sensualist — noun a person who enjoys sensuality • Derivationally related forms: ↑sensualism • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑somebody, ↑mortal, ↑soul …   Useful english dictionary