SYBARITE


Meaning of SYBARITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-bə-ˌrīt ]

noun

Date: circa 1555

1.

[from the notorious luxury of the Sybarites]

: voluptuary , sensualist

2. capitalized : a native or resident of the ancient city of Sybaris

• syb·a·rit·ic ˌsi-bə-ˈri-tik adjective

• syb·a·rit·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

• syb·a·rit·ism ˈsi-bə-ˌrī-ˌti-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.