sybaritic
pronunciation
How to pronounce sybaritic in British English:
UK [ˌsɪbəˈrɪtɪk]
How to pronounce sybaritic in American English:
US [ˌsɪbəˈrɪtɪk]
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- Adjective:
- furnishing gratification of the senses
Word Origin
- sybaritic (adj.)
- 1610s, from Latin sybariticus, from Greek sybaritikos, from Sybarites (see sybarite).
Example
- 1. The stress on islamic virtue seems odd for a country whose main industry relies on pandering to the sybaritic excesses of honeymooning couples .
- 2. I confess to being a bit concerned about some of my female readers , especially those living a sybaritic life as expatriates in some of the newer financial centres of the world , who write and tell me that the length of their relationships is measured by the number of condoms used rather than weeks or months .