Sybarite

[ sib-uh-rahyt ]

/ ˈsɪb əˌraɪt /

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noun

(usually lowercase) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.

an inhabitant of Sybaris.

OTHER WORDS FOR Sybarite

1 sensualist.

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Origin of Sybarite

1590–1600; <Latin Sybarīta<Greek Sybarī́tēs.See Sybaris, -ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM Sybarite

syb·a·rit·ism

[sib-uh-rahy-tiz-uhm], /ˈsɪb ə raɪˌtɪz əm/, noun

Words nearby Sybarite

Swyer-James syndrome, sx, Sy, Syal, Sybaris, Sybarite, Sybaritic, Sybil, sybo, sycamine, sycamore

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How to use Sybarite in a sentence

He was not used to travelling on omnibuses, being something of a sybarite who spared nothing to ensure his own comfort.
The Daffodil Mystery|Edgar Wallace
Secondly, you are a Sybarite, and you do not without very serious reasons place yourself outside the pale of civilisation.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
She was fed on the daintiest of fare, for Aggie was a sybarite in all sensuous pleasures that were apart from sex.
Within the Law|Marvin Dana
We are told that one Sybarite, for instance, once ordered his slaves to prepare a couch for him of fresh rose leaves.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber

"Hear reason, you immoderate Sybarite," began Rhodopis, endeavoring with a smile to excuse her proceeding.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete|Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for Sybarite (1 of 2)

sybarite

/ (ˈsɪbəˌraɪt) /

noun

(sometimes capital) a devotee of luxury and the sensual vices

adjective

luxurious; sensuous

Derived forms of sybarite

sybaritic (ˌsɪbəˈrɪtɪk) or rare sybaritical, adjectivesybaritically, adverbsybaritism, noun

Word Origin for sybarite

C16: from Latin Sybarīta, from Greek Subaritēs inhabitant of Sybaris

British Dictionary definitions for Sybarite (2 of 2)

Sybarite

/ (ˈsɪbəˌraɪt) /

noun

a native or inhabitant of the ancient Greek colony of Sybaris

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