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sybarite¹
- /ˈsɪbəɹaɪt/ UK
- /ˈsɪbəˌɹaɪt/ US
Where it comes from
The noun is a learned borrowing from Latin Sybarīta + English -ite (suffix forming demonyms). Sybarīta is derived from Ancient Greek Σῠβᾰρῑ́της (Sŭbărī́tēs, “(noun) inhabitant of Sybaris; (adjective) decadent; self-indulgent”), from Σῠ́βᾰρῐς (Sŭ́bărĭs, “Sybaris”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, suffix forming demonyms)). Sybaris, a city of Magna Graecia (the coastal parts of Sicily and southern Italy once colonized by Greek settlers), was known for its wealth and the excesses and hedonism of its inhabitants.
The adjective is derived from the noun.
noun sybarites
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A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.
Although the proud lord clothed himself // In purple robes and gem-stones white, // Yet Nero grew to all men’s hate // A wild and cruel sybarite.
Similar: voluptuary, bon viveur, epicure, epicurean, hedonist, high-stepper, lapling, lotus-eater, pleasure seeker, pleasurist, sensualist, softling · Opposite: hedonophobe
adjective more sybarite · most sybarite
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Synonym of sybaritic (“of or having the qualities of a sybarite; dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent”).
Similar: sybaritic, sybaritical, Babylonian, decadent, epicureal, epicurean, epicureous, epicurish, hedonic, hedonistic, intemperate, lotus-eating
Sybarite²
- /ˈsɪbəɹaɪt/
Sounds like sybarite
Where it comes from
From Sybaris + -ite.
noun Sybarites
- A native or inhabitant of Sybaris.
Translations
Talk about this word "sybarite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sybarite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sybarite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sybarite "sybarite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sybarite.Cite this
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title = {sybarite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sybarite},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
