sybarite

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪbəˌraɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sib′ə rīt′)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sybarite / ˈsɪbəˌraɪt/
  1. (sometimes capital) a devotee of luxury and the sensual vices
  1. luxurious; sensuous
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin Sybarīta, from Greek Subaritēs inhabitant of Sybarissybaritic / ˌsɪbəˈrɪtɪk/, ˌsybaˈriticalˌsybaˈriticallyˈsybariˌtism
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Syb•a•rite  (sib′ə rīt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. (usually l.c.) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
  2. an inhabitant of Sybaris.
  • Greek Sybarí̄tēs. See Sybaris, -ite1
  • Latin Sybarīta
  • 1590–1600;
syb•a•rit•ism  (sib′ə rī tiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sensualist.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Sybarite / ˈsɪbəˌraɪt/
  1. a native or inhabitant of the ancient Greek colony of Sybaris
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