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Meaning of SYBARITE

Pronunciation:  'sibu`rIt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
 

SYBARITE is a 8 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: voluptuary
 
 See Also: sensualist

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Syb"a*rite\, n. [L. Sybarita, Gr. ?, fr. ?, a city in
Italy, noted for the effeminacy and voluptuousness of its
inhabitants; cf. F. Sybarite.]
A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a voluptuary.

 

 

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