sumptuous
pronunciation
How to pronounce sumptuous in British English:
UK [ˈsʌmptʃuəs]
How to pronounce sumptuous in American English:
US [ˈsʌmptʃuəs]
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- Adjective:
- rich and superior in quality
Word Origin
- sumptuous
- sumptuous: [15] Etymologically, sumptuous denotes ‘expensive, costly’; its modern connotations of ‘luxury’ or ‘lavishness’ are a secondary development. It comes via Old French somptueux from Latin sumptuōsus, a derivative of sumptus ‘expense’. This in turn was based on the past participle of the verb sūmere ‘spend, consume, take’ (source also of English assume [15], consume [14], presume [14], resume [15], and subsume [16]). And sūmere in turn was a compound verb, formed from the prefix sub- ‘under’ and emere ‘take’ (source of English example, redeem, etc).=> assume, consume, example, presume, redeem, resume, sample, subsume
- sumptuous (adj.)
- late 15c., from Old French sumptueux or directly from Latin sumptuosus "costly, very expensive; lavish, wasteful," from sumptus, past participle of sumere "to borrow, buy, spend, eat, drink, consume, employ, take, take up," contraction of *sub-emere, from sub- "under" (see sub-) + emere "to take, buy" (see exempt (adj.)). Related: Sumptuously; sumptuousness.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Stevens 's sumptuous , glittering language takes blank verse and reinvents it .
- 2. They were greeted by brass bands and feted with a sumptuous dinner .
- 3. The gilded age was one of extreme profligacy , both in business investment and sumptuous expenditure .
- 4. The next two formulas are from the cucumber growers association , and are simple yet sumptuous treats for your face .
- 5. There is no better way especially for daughters to please dad than to cook him a sumptuous father 's day meal .