sybarite

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A person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a voluptuary

Mr. Natural, Crumb's bearded guru is too unapologetic to be called a con man. Despite his renunciation of the material world, he's an unrepentant sybarite. --Wikipedia, R.Crumb.

A native or inhabitant of Sybaris
a luxurious person
A person devoted to luxury and pleasure
{i} resident of Sybaris (ancient Greek city in southern Italy); pleasure-seeker, one who lives a life devoted to luxury and pleasure
a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a voluptuary
sybaritic
of or relating to Sybaris or the inhabitants thereof
sybaritic
Having the character of or dedicated to excessive luxury; luxurious in an unmanly style
Sybaritic
{s} pleasure-seeking, devoted to a life of luxury and pleasure
sybarites
plural of sybarite
sybaritic
Of or having the qualities of a sybarite; self-indulgent or decadent
sybaritic
furnishing gratification of the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"
sybaritic
Someone who has a sybaritic way of life spends a lot of time relaxing in a luxurious way. wanting or enjoying expensive pleasures and comforts (Sybariticus, from Sybaris ancient Italian city whose people lived in great wealth and comfort)
sybaritic
Of or pertaining to the Sybarites; resembling the Sybarites; luxurious; wanton; effeminate
sybarite

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    syb·a·rite

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    Etymology

    () From Latin Sybarita Ancient Greek Συβαρίτης (Subaritēs, “inhabitant of Subaris”) Σύβαρις (Subaris, “Sybaris (an ancient Greek city in southeastern Italy noted for the luxurious, pleasure-seeking habits of many of its inhabitants)”)
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