sybaritic
/,sibə'ritik/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Characterized by or devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure: "Sybaritic" describes a lifestyle, person, or thing that is dedicated to extreme luxury, comfort, and the gratification of the senses. It implies a hedonistic pursuit of pleasure and opulence.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The sybaritic millionaire owned a yacht with a gold-plated bathroom.
- Their vacation was a sybaritic retreat, filled with gourmet meals, spa treatments, and silk sheets.
- The novel describes the sybaritic excesses of the ancient Roman elite.
Advanced Usage
- Sybaritic tastes/pleasures: Refers to a preference for or enjoyment of luxurious and sensual experiences.
- He developed sybaritic tastes after inheriting his fortune.
- Sybaritic lifestyle: Describes a way of life centered on luxury and pleasure.
- The celebrity was known for her sybaritic lifestyle.
Variants and Related Words
- Sybarite (noun): A person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
- He was a true sybarite, always seeking the finest wines and most comfortable surroundings.
Synonyms
- Hedonistic: Pursuing pleasure as the chief good.
- Voluptuous: Characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure.
- Epicurean: Devoted to the pursuit of pleasure, especially refined sensual enjoyment.
- Luxurious: Extremely comfortable, elegant, or enjoyable, especially in a way that involves great expense.
Antonyms
- Ascetic: Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from indulgence.
- Austere: Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance; having no comforts or luxuries.
- Spartan: Showing or characterized by austerity or a lack of comfort or luxury.
Adjective
- displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
- an epicurean banquet
- enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs
- Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence
- a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness