Sybaritism

  • 1Sybaritism — Syb a*rit*ism, n. Luxuriousness; effeminacy; wantonness; voluptuousness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2sybaritism — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrīd.ˌizəm, ˌrīˌtiz noun ( s) : the quality or state of being sybaritic lapsed into the sybaritism of sheer sensation T.R.Weiss sensual to the point of sybaritism R.R.Von Abele * * * Sybarītˈism noun • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 3sybaritism — noun see sybarite …

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  • 4sybaritism — See Sybarite. * * * …

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  • 5sybaritism — syb·a·rit·ism …

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  • 6Sybarite — sybaritism /sib euh ruy tiz euhm/, n. /sib euh ruyt /, n. 1. (usually l.c.) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure. 2. an inhabitant of Sybaris. [1590 1600; < L Sybarita < Gk Sybarítes. See SYBARIS, ITE1] Syn. 1. sensualist. * * * …

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  • 7Intemperance — (Roget s Thesaurus) &LT; N PARAG:Intemperance &GT;N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 intemperance intemperance Sgm: N 1 sensuality sensuality animalism carnality Sgm: N 1 tragalism tragalism Sgm: N 1 pleasure pleasure Sgm: N 1 effeminacy effe …

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  • 8sybarite — 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 • sybaritic adjective • sybaritically adverb • sybaritism noun …

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  • 9José de Salamanca, 1st Count of los Llanos — José de Salamanca 1st Marquess of Salamanca, 1st Count of los Llanos Full name José María de Salamanca y Mayol Born May 23, 1811(1811 05 23) …

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  • 10appetite — Synonyms and related words: Cyrenaic hedonism, Cyrenaicism, alacrity, an universal wolf, animation, animus, anxiety, anxiousness, appetence, appetency, appetition, appetitiveness, avidity, avidness, bent, bias, breathless impatience, canine&#8230; …

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