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adjective
- 1. splendid and expensive-looking: "the banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal"
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impressive in a way that seems expensive: The celebrity guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns. Synonyms. deluxe. grand. luxurious. opulent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Expensive & luxurious. be expensive to do. champagne. costliness. costly. expense. expensively. gold plate. grandly. lush. luxuriant. luxurious.
sumptuous. adjective. sump· tu· ous ˈsəm (p) (t)-shə-wəs. -shəs, -shwəs. Synonyms of sumptuous. : extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent. sumptuous banquets. a sumptuous residence. also : magnificent sense 4. sumptuously adverb. sumptuousness noun. Did you know?
Sumptuous describes something that costs a lot and imparts sensory pleasure. Sumptuous comes from the Latin sumptus, which means "expensive." Sumptus is related to sumere, which means "to consume." The word sumptuous carries both meanings with it. It is a pricey, luxurious thing that's meant to be consumed or enjoyed.
Sumptuous definition: entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly. See examples of SUMPTUOUS used in a sentence.
Definition of 'sumptuous' Word Frequency. sumptuous. (sʌmptʃuəs ) adjective. Something that is sumptuous is grand and obviously very expensive. ...a sumptuous feast. She produces elegant wedding gowns in a variety of sumptuous fabrics. Synonyms: luxurious, rich, grand, expensive More Synonyms of sumptuous.
adjective. us / ˈsʌmp.tʃu.əs / uk / ˈsʌmp.tʃu.əs / Add to word list. impressive in a way that seems expensive: The celebrity guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns. Synonyms. deluxe. grand. luxurious. opulent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Expensive & luxurious. be expensive to do. champagne. costliness. costly. expense.
Origin of Sumptuous. From French somptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus, from sÅ«mptus (“cost, charge, expense" ), perfect passive participle of sÅ«mō, sÅ«mere (“take" ). From Wiktionary.
Definition of sumptuous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
sumptuous meaning, definition, what is sumptuous: very impressive and expensive: Learn more.
adj. 1. expensive or extravagant: sumptuous costumes. 2. magnificent; splendid: a sumptuous scene. [C16: from Old French somptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus costly, from sumptus; see sumptuary] ˈsumptuously adv. ˈsumptuousness, sumptuosity n.
