noun
Meaning 1
The state or quality of being sumptuous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sumptuousness
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noun
Meaning 2
The result or product of being sumptuous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare
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noun
Meaning 3
the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lavishness, luxury, sumptuosity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expensiveness
noun
Meaning 4
wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: luxury, luxuriousness, opulence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wealth, wealthiness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English sumptuous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sumptuousness From sumptuous + -ness.