sybaritic

Meaning

Of or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury and pleasure”); dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.

Synonyms

luxuriant

luxurious

voluptuary

voluptuous

epicurean

soft

delicate

lucullan

gracious

lush

plush

plushy

Translations

مترف

sensual

epicuri

sibarític

voluptuós

sybaritisch

genießerisch

épicurien

luxueux

sybarite

voluptueux

sibaritico

voluptuoso

sibarítico

hedonista

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsɪbəˈɹɪtɪk/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Sybarīticus (“of or pertaining to Sybaris or its inhabitants”) + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives from nouns). Sybarīticus is derived from Ancient Greek Συβαρῑτικός (Subarītikós), from Σῠβᾰρῑ́της (Sŭbărī́tēs, “(noun) inhabitant of Sybaris; (adjective) decadent; self-indulgent”) (from Σῠ́βᾰρῐς (Sŭ́bărĭs, “Sybaris”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, suffix forming demonyms)) + -κός (-kós, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as Sybarite (“inhabitant of Sybaris”) + -ic. Sybaris, a city of Magna Graecia (the coastal parts of Sicily and southern Italy once colonized by Greek settlers), was known for its wealth and the excesses and hedonism of its inhabitants.