Sybarite

[ sib-uh-rahyt ]

noun

1. (usually lowercase) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.

   Synonyms: sensualist

2. an inhabitant of Sybaris.

sybarite

/ ˈsɪbəˌraɪt; ˌsɪbəˈrɪtɪk /

noun

1. sometimes capital a devotee of luxury and the sensual vices

adjective

1. luxurious; sensuous

Derived Forms

• ˌsybaˈritically, adverb
• ˈsybaritism, noun
• sybaritic, adjective

Other Words From

• syb·a·rit·ism [sib, -, uh, -rahy-tiz-, uh, m], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sybarite¹

1590–1600; < Latin Sybarīta < Greek Sybarī́tēs. See Sybaris, -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sybarite¹

C16: from Latin Sybarīta, from Greek Subaritēs inhabitant of Sybaris