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SYBARITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sybarite mean?
• SYBARITE (noun)
The noun SYBARITE has 1 sense:
1. a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
Familiarity information: SYBARITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
sybarite; voluptuary
Hypernyms ("sybarite" is a kind of...):
sensualist (a person who enjoys sensuality)
Derivation:
sybaritic (displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses)
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