Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Devoted to or marked by pleasure and luxury.
- adj. Of or relating to Sybaris or its people.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to Sybaris or its inhabitants; hence, luxurious; devoted to pleasure.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or having the qualities of a sybarite; self-indulgent or decadent
- adj. Having the character of or dedicated to excessive luxury
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to the Sybarites; resembling the Sybarites; luxurious; wanton; effeminate.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
Etymologies
- Latin Sybariticus. (Wiktionary)
Examples
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“The wild, wide open city of Miami, its pristine beaches and flaming, Hispanic-tinged beat seemed a perfect venue for my sybaritic lifestyle.”
“Naturally, such bacchanalian and sybaritic efforts resulted in rock n' roll suicides -- so to speak -- indigenous to the region, such as the deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Steve Took of '70s glam duo T.”
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“Bridgewater is a splendidly Falstaffian character, tubby "more apple than pear-shaped", big-hearted and sybaritic.”
“Tom Rakewell falls under the spell of Nick Shadow, and opts for a sybaritic life of easy riches.”
“She took a room by the beach, painted, and enjoyed the idle, sybaritic life of the other rich expatriates on the island.”
“The camp is proof that sybaritic and sustainable can go hand-in-hand, "a laboratory for conservation tourism, a showcase," Joubert says.”
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“When it comes to watering holes, like other sybaritic pursuits, the bar is set higher in New York.”
“On paper it sounded sybaritic, but Luke approached the task with the utmost seriousness.”
“For instance, he came to blows with his dearest chum, the Artist, because, forsooth, the latter was so sybaritic as to spend twenty cents on a single meal, the first meal in two days.”
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scar tissue
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Talking About Words
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Dash's list
Words of interest.
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josholalia's list
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Pursue bliss
Words for those who believe everyday should be your day in the sun. Follow your bliss!
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queer decadence
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Out of Book Words
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States of ment.
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summer words 2009
how many words can I make mine this summer?
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bilby Is the private note feature coming back any time soon? Feb 25, 2011
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milosrdenstvi The story of Sybaris, an ancient and opulent city, is quite amusing. They taught their horses to dance when pipe music was played; and thus their cavalry was utterly useless when they were attacked by a band of musicians. Dec 20, 2009