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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 sensesplay

  Familiarity information: SYBARITE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SYBARITE (noun)


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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