sybarite

Syllable Decomposition

sybarite

from Latin sy̆barita, from Greek συβαρίτης, sybarites referring to the inhabitants of 'Sybaris', a city in Magna Graecia whose inhabitants are reputed to be the most corrupt and enervated people of antiquity.

Definition

Feminine

Sybarite

See also

sybarite (adj.) sybaritisme (cn.) Sybaris (pn.) sybaritique (adj.)