sybarite

adjectivecommon nounproper noun

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.

Definitions

Synonym

jouisseur

Antonym

ascète

Plural

sybarites

Translations

  • englishenglish:sybarite
  • spanishspanish:sibarita

See also

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