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sumptuous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmptʃuəs/
  • /ˈsʌmpt͡ʃuəs/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S AH1 M P CH W AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S AH1 M P CH UW0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • sumptuous feast
  • sumptuous surroundings
  • sumptuous interior
  • They dined in a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with gold.
  • The fabric has a sumptuous texture.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lavish

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

rich and superior in quality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a princely sum
  • gilded dining rooms

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle French sumptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus, from sūmptus (“cost, charge, expense”), from sumō (“to take”) + -tus (noun formation suffix).

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: разкошен (razkošen) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Bulgarian: пищен (pišten) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Bulgarian: луксозен (luksozen) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Catalan: sumptuós — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奢華 /奢华 (shēhuá) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 豐盛 /丰盛 (fēngshèng) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Esperanto: luksa — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Finnish: upea — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Finnish: ylellinen — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Finnish: mahtava — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • French: somptueux — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Middle French: sumptueux — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • German: prächtig — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • German: prunkvoll — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • German: prachtvoll — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • German: reichhaltig — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • German: üppig — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • German: schwelgerisch — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • German: kostspielig — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • German: aufwändig — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Greek: πολυτελής (polytelís) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Ancient Greek: πολῠτελής (polŭtelḗs) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Hungarian: fényűző — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Hungarian: pazar — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Hungarian: pompás — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Irish: costasach — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Irish: costasúil — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Italian: sontuoso — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Japanese: 贅沢な (zeitaku-na) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Latin: opiparus — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Latin: dapsilis — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Macedonian: ра́скошен (ráskošen) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: overdådig — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: praktfull — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: storslagen — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kostelig — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: storartet — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Polish: okazały — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Polish: pełen przepychu — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Portuguese: suntuoso — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Romanian: somptuos — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Russian: роско́шный (roskóšnyj) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Russian: пы́шный (pýšnyj) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Scottish Gaelic: sòghail — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Serbo-Croatian: skupocjeno — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Serbo-Croatian: raskošno — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Spanish: suntuoso — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Swedish: överdådig — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Swedish: luxuös — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Swedish: storslagen — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Swedish: praktfull — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Ukrainian: розкішний (rozkišnyj) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid
  • Ukrainian: пишний (pyšnyj) — magnificent, luxurious, splendid