Sybarite

[sib-uh-rahyt]

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noun

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

an inhabitant of Sybaris.

Origin of Sybarite

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

Related formssyb·a·rit·ism

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

Synonyms for Sybarite

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1. sensualist.

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Related Words for sybarite

hedonist, sensualist, epicure, epicurean, voluptuary

Examples from the Web for sybarite

Historical Examples of sybarite

That is nothing, and I am only mentioning it to you so that you should not think I am a sybarite.
Under Western Eyes
Joseph Conrad
A Sybarite in every taste, he has invented a little philosophy of his own.
The Daltons, Volume I (of II)
Charles James Lever
The Athenian bowed, and the Sybarite returned to his philosophy.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete
Georg Ebers
With all her devotion she was something of a sybarite and liked repose.
The Women of the French Salons
Amelia Gere Mason
A sybarite on an inadequate income, he was ever the man of action.
Egoists
James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for sybarite

sybarite

noun

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

adjective

luxurious; sensuous

Derived Formssybaritic (ˌsɪbəˈrɪtɪk) or rare sybaritical, adjectivesybaritically, adverbsybaritism, noun

Word Origin for sybarite

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

Sybarite

noun

a native or inhabitant of the ancient Greek colony of Sybaris

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Word Origin and History for sybarite

"person devoted to pleasure," 1610s (implied in Sybaritical), literally "inhabitant of Sybaris," ancient Greek town in southern Italy, whose people were noted for their love of luxury. From Latin Sybarita, from Greek Sybarites.