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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.
The meaning of SUMPTUOUS is extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent; also : magnificent. How to use sumptuous in a sentence. Did you know?
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.
Something that is sumptuous is grand and obviously very expensive. ...a sumptuous feast. She produces elegant wedding gowns in a variety of sumptuous fabrics.
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 Sentence Examples A sumptuous banquet took place, followed by a distribution of doles and garlands. His palace was more sumptuous than the temples of the gods, from which it was quite separate. The staircase, the chapel and the theatre are especially sumptuous.
adj. 1. entailing great expense, as from choice materials. 2. luxuriously fine or large; lavish: a sumptuous feast. [1475–85; < Latin sūmptuōsus, = sūmptu (s) expense (see sumptuary) + -ōsus -ous] sump′tu•ous•ly, adv. sump′tu•ous•ness, n.
Sumptuous definition: entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly. See examples of SUMPTUOUS used in a sentence.
Definition of sumptuous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something that is sumptuous is grand and obviously very expensive. ...a sumptuous feast.
