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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessibarítico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /si.baˈɾi.ti.ku/
"Eles levam uma vida sibarítica cheia de luxos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by or indulging in luxury and sensual pleasure.
"They spent a sybaritic week lounging on the private yacht with a personal chef." - 2
Marked by a preference for lavish comfort, opulence, and self-gratification.
"The hotel suite offered a sybaritic retreat from the bustling city outside."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy renowned for its immense wealth, luxury, and hedonistic lifestyle. The term entered English in the late 16th century via Latin and French derivatives, initially describing the inhabitants of Sybaris before evolving to characterize any person, lifestyle, or environment devoted to sensual indulgence and luxury.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sybaritic" is said worldwide
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sybaritique
Transliteration: /si.ba.ʁi.tik/
"Ils mènent une vie sybaritique dans leur villa au bord de la mer."
sybaritisch
Transliteration: /zʏbaˈʁiːtɪʃ/
"Sie genossen einen sybaritischen Urlaub voller Komfort."
sibaritico
Transliteration: /sibaˈritiko/
"Lo stile di vita sibaritico della nobiltà era leggendario."
sibarítico
Transliteration: /si.baˈɾi.ti.ko/
"Disfrutaron de un descanso sibarítico en el resort de cinco estrellas."
sibarítico
Transliteration: /si.baˈɾi.ti.ku/
"Eles levam uma vida sibarítica cheia de luxos."
विलासी
Transliteration: vilasi
"उन्होंने एक विलासी और आरामदायक सप्ताहांत बिताया।"
奢侈荒淫的
Transliteration: shē chǐ huāng yín de
"他们在海滨别墅里过着奢侈的生活。"
향락적인
Transliteration: hyang-nak-jeok-in
"그들은 최고급 호텔에서 향락적인 휴가를 보냈다."
贅沢な
Transliteration: zeitaku na
"彼らは贅沢な週末をリゾートで過ごした。"
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