Sybaritic

sybaritic English Etymology en qsb-grc en la Sybarīticus of or pertaining to Sybaris or its inhabitants + en -ic 1 suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives from nouns. la Sybarīticus is derived from en grc Συβαρῑτικός, from grc Σῠβᾰρῑ́της (noun) inhabitant of Sybaris; (adjective) decadent; self-indulgentadj 196085 June 2022Sybaritic adj Random House (from grc Σῠ́βᾰρῐς Sybaris + grc -ῑ́της suffix forming demonyms) + grc -κός suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives. The English word is analysable as en Sybarite inhabitant of Sybaris ic. Sybaris, a city of Magna Graecia (the coastal parts of Sicily and southern Italy once colonized by Greek settlers), was known for its wealth and the excesses and hedonism of its inhabitants. Adjective Of or relating to Sybaris or its inhabitants. en 1777 w:Richard Bentley; Samuel Salter A Dissertation upon the Epistles of Phalaris: With an Answer to the Objections of the Hon. Charles Boyle 49 This last passage of Jamblichuns, where he intimates that Cyclon's conspiracy came quickly after the Sybaritic war, being not only corrupted in original, but most miserably handled in the Latin translation; en sybaritic of or having the qualities of a en sybarite a person devoted to luxury and pleasure; dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent. III 252 [S]he, for whom attendant maidens had smoothed the Sybaritic sheet of finest texture, en 1913 Norman Lindsay A Curate in Bohemia (novel) A Curate in Bohemia N.S.W. Bookstall Co. 1932 Sydney 155 But Fate, it appeared, had arranged beforehand to frustrate this Sybaritic dream. References Further reading Sybaris en terms derived from toponyms en Happiness