Sybaritic

Quick meaning: Sybaritic is an adjective 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.

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.

Example Sentences

[S]he, for whom attendant maidens had smoothed the Sybaritic sheet of finest texture, […]

He [David Hershkovits] loves to sleep late, he loves to entertain, he's an amazing cook. He's such a joyful, celebratory, sybaritic person.

His belly is a Ceſterne of receit, / A grand Confounder of demulcing Meate. / A Sabariticke Sea, a depthleſſe Gulfe, / A ſenceleſſe Vulture, a corroding VVolfe.

He seeks to work in the arena? […] His is a manly trade; sybaritic Rome, that is becoming effeminate, needs to see muscle at work, recalling more primitive glories.

Synonyms for sybaritic

Depending on context, synonyms include epicurean, lotus-eating, sybarite, decadent, epicureal, epicureous.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include indulgent, epicurean, voluptuary, luxurious, voluptuous, sumptuary.

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