sybarite
noun
syb·a·rite
ˈsi-bə-ˌrīt 
1
[from the notorious luxury of the Sybarites]
: voluptuary, sensualist
2
capitalized
: a native or resident of the ancient city of Sybaris
Examples of sybarite in a Sentence
the prince was remembered as a self-indulgent sybarite, not as a statesman or warrior
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Both nights ended in surrender too as Prada’s heaving crowd of LA sybarites danced and drank with abandon: this was definitely far crazier and way more interesting than your average fashion party.
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Luke Leitch, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
It was said to be situated at one of the portals to Shambhala — a mythical kingdom of peace and tranquillity in the Buddhist imagining — and had been founded in the century before by an artist, saint and sybarite called Danzanravjaa, known as the lama of the Gobi.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Nadia was a sybarite who seemed poised to tip over into genuine addiction.
—Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2022
Mickey is a simpler case, and Sebastian Stan gets to swap his heavy duties as the Winter Soldier, in the Marvel franchise, for those of a summer sybarite.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2021
What to eat and drink The Romantic Road is a sybarite’s dream come true, cutting through Franconia’s wine country and Bavaria’s beer territory with southern Germany's hearty cuisine served along the way.
—National Geographic, 14 Aug. 2019
Xerxes is depicted as an androgyne sybarite, his brooding eyes rimmed with kohl, his lips, nose, and ears all pierced with rings linked by delicate golden chains.
—Myke Cole, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2019
Sir Toby is sassy, a sybarite and a drunkard, but Steven Barkhimer was almost sober.
—Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 11 July 2019
Parks and Recreation Donna Meagle, the inventor of shopping in the name of self-care, is a sybarite in all the best ways.
—Mariana Viera, Teen Vogue, 5 Sep. 2018
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Luke Leitch, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
It was said to be situated at one of the portals to Shambhala — a mythical kingdom of peace and tranquillity in the Buddhist imagining — and had been founded in the century before by an artist, saint and sybarite called Danzanravjaa, known as the lama of the Gobi.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Nadia was a sybarite who seemed poised to tip over into genuine addiction.
—Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2022
Mickey is a simpler case, and Sebastian Stan gets to swap his heavy duties as the Winter Soldier, in the Marvel franchise, for those of a summer sybarite.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2021
What to eat and drink The Romantic Road is a sybarite’s dream come true, cutting through Franconia’s wine country and Bavaria’s beer territory with southern Germany's hearty cuisine served along the way.
—National Geographic, 14 Aug. 2019
Xerxes is depicted as an androgyne sybarite, his brooding eyes rimmed with kohl, his lips, nose, and ears all pierced with rings linked by delicate golden chains.
—Myke Cole, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2019
Sir Toby is sassy, a sybarite and a drunkard, but Steven Barkhimer was almost sober.
—Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 11 July 2019
Parks and Recreation Donna Meagle, the inventor of shopping in the name of self-care, is a sybarite in all the best ways.
—Mariana Viera, Teen Vogue, 5 Sep. 2018
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“Sybarite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sybarite. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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