voluptuary, sybarite
(noun) a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Sybarite (plural Sybarites)
A native or inhabitant of Sybaris.
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sybarite (plural sybarites)
A person devoted to pleasure and luxury.
Synonyms: voluptuary, see also sensualist
Antonym: hedonophobe
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Source: Wiktionary
Syb"a*rite, n. Etym: [L. Sybarita, Gr. Sybarite.]
Definition: A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a voluptuary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
