sumptuosity

noun

sump·​tu·​os·​i·​ty

ˌsəm(p)chəˈwäsətē

plural -es

: expensive magnificence or elegance : lavish display : luxuriousness

most children like sumptuosity

—Sylvia T. Warner

Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French sumptuosité, from Late Latin sumptuositat-, sumptuositas, from Latin sumptuosus + -itat-, -itas -ity

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