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sybarite noun [ ˈsɪbərʌɪt ]

• a person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury.
Similar: hedonist, sensualist, voluptuary, libertine, pleasure seeker, playboy, epicure, glutton, gourmand, gastronome, bon vivant, bon viveur,
Opposite: puritan,
Origin: mid 16th century (originally denoting an inhabitant of Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy, noted for luxury): via Latin from Greek Subaritēs .


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