noun
sybarite
SIB-uh-ryte/ˈsɪbəˌraɪt/
A person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure.
She is a sybarite who delights in fine food and luxurious spas.
Etymology
Greek Sybaritēs meant an inhabitant of Sybaris, whose people were noted for their love of luxury. That civic name became a label for anyone devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure.
In context
But, as a sybarite, who delays his delicious morsel for the pleasure of anticipation, the lion still delayed.
More examples
- The hotel's private pools and silk sheets appeal to sybarites.
- Even on a camping trip, this sybarite insists on soft bedding.
- He calls himself a sybarite for his love of massages and champagne.
Forms
sybarite · sybarites
sybaritic adjective — Devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure.