sybaritic
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˌsɪbəˈrɪtɪk/
:
sibarita
- Arevalo, a former classmate and now an officer of the Spanish army stationed in Toledo, appears to be more interested in young women of easy virtue than in the discharge of his duties, while Toledo itself has a sybaritic governor who spends most of his day sleeping off the previous evening's social diversions.
- sybaritic lifestyle
- sybaritic pleasure
Examples
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The resort offers a sybaritic experience with luxurious spas and gourmet dining.
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With no hot water, the lodge is a spiritual retreat, a perfect retreat for a sybaritic monk, just what I want to be.
Fiction book (1998) -
At the very least, one might begin to exist in a most comfortable and sybaritic fashion.
Fiction book (1998) -
People there work in conditions an Indian university professor would find positively sybaritic, and its research program is competitive with that of any Western institution.
Academic text (1992) -
One of the album's tracks focused on Argentina as a sybaritic paradise.
Academic text (2004) -
Sauer sensed that the eastern people might be hesitant to support work in the all-too-pleasant environment of California, with its presumed sybaritic lifestyle.
Academic text (1996) -
Welfare benefits in the UK, if one believes the Daily Mail and other manufacturers of right-wing propaganda, are both easily obtainable and generous, and even the route to a positively sybaritic lifestyle.
Blog text (3) -
Last night he'd experienced sybaritic delights beyond belief; the conservation law that balanced rapture and pain was now dishing out the hangover from hell.
Fiction book (2002) -
At St. Paul's and Groton, the boys roomed in barren little cubicles, and if they were ever indulged in anything as sybaritic as a warm shower, the fact has gone unrecorded.
Academic text (1996) -
They lived in a sybaritic mansion filled with exquisite art and designer furniture.
Synonyms
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5.6
Something that is very comfortable and expensive and shows someone is rich
15
7.7
Very rich and expensive in a way that shows great wealth
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7.4
Luxurious and pleasing to the senses
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8.7
Loving fine food, drink and a life of comfort and luxury
Antonyms
How Luxurious
Surface Forms
Morphology
sybaritic = sybarite (semi-transparent) = Sybaris + ite + ic
For a learner who knows 'sybarite', 'sybaritic' is a straightforward adjective meaning like or characterized by a sybarite.
Etymology
Sybaritic is named after the ancient city of Sybaris, whose people were famous for enjoying fine food, comfort and 'luxury'. So sybaritic means being 'fond of luxury and pleasure'.