Sybarite
Syb·a·rite (s
b
-r
t)
n.
1. often sybarite A person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a voluptuary.
2. A native or inhabitant of Sybaris.
[Latin Sybarta, native of Sybaris, from Greek Subart
s, from Subaris, Sybaris (from the notorious luxury of its inhabitants).]
syba·rit·ism (-r-tz
m) n.
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Noun |
1. |
sybarite – a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the sensessensualist – a person who enjoys sensuality |
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