adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɪbəɹaɪt/
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/ˈsɪbəɹaɪt/
homophone: sybarite
1
adj
Meaning 1
Synonym of sybaritic (“of or having the qualities of a sybarite; dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: voluptuary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sensualist
History
Etymology
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.
From Sybaris + -ite.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
тънещ в разкош
(tǎnešt v razkoš)
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Catalan:
sibarita
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Dutch:
wellusteling
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Dutch:
sensualist
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Dutch:
sybariet
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Dutch:
priaap
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Dutch:
sater
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Finnish:
nautiskelija
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Finnish:
sybariitti
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
French:
sybarite
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Galician:
sibarita
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
German:
Schlemmer
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Ancient Greek:
τρυφητής
(truphētḗs)
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Hungarian:
élvhajhász
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Hungarian:
szibarita
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Portuguese:
sibarita
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Russian:
сибари́т
(sibarít)
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Slovene:
sibarit
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Spanish:
sibarita
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Swedish:
sybarit
— person devoted to luxury and pleasure
Catalan:
sibarita
— native or inhabitant of Sybaris
Ancient Greek:
Συβαρίτης
(Subarítēs)
— native or inhabitant of Sybaris
Latin:
Sybarīta
— native or inhabitant of Sybaris
Portuguese:
sibarita
— native or inhabitant of Sybaris
Welsh:
Sybaritiad
— native or inhabitant of Sybaris
