an inhabitant of Sybaris

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• Sybarite — sybaritism /sib euh ruy tiz euhm/, n. /sib euh ruyt /, n. 1. (usually l.c.) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure. 2. an inhabitant of Sybaris. [1590 1600; < L Sybarita < Gk Sybarítes. See SYBARIS, ITE1] Syn. 1. sensualist. * * * …   Universalium

• sybarite — [16] Sybaris was an ancient Greek colony in southern Italy. It was a flourishing trading centre, and its inhabitants put their considerable wealth to the service of unrestrained self indulgence. Their luxurious and debauched ways became a byword… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• sybarite — [16] Sybaris was an ancient Greek colony in southern Italy. It was a flourishing trading centre, and its inhabitants put their considerable wealth to the service of unrestrained self indulgence. Their luxurious and debauched ways became a byword… …   Word origins

• 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 — 1610s (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 …   Etymology 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 —   n. inhabitant of Sybaris, S Italy; person excessively fond of luxury.    ♦ sybaritic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

• 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

• 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

• sybarite — n. & adj. n. a person who is self indulgent or devoted to sensuous luxury. adj. fond of luxury or sensuousness. Derivatives: sybaritic adj. sybaritical adj. sybaritically adv. sybaritism n. Etymology: orig. an inhabitant of Sybaris in S. Italy,… …   Useful english dictionary

• syb|a|rite — «SIHB uh ryt», noun. an inhabitant of Sybaris, an ancient Greek city of southern Italy, proverbial for its luxury. ╂[< Latin Sybarīta < Greek Sybar ēs] syb|a|rite «SIHB uh ryt», noun. a person who cares very much for luxury and pleasure;… …   Useful english dictionary