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- Dictionarysump·tu·ous/ˈsəm(p)(t)SH(əw)əs/
adjective
- 1. splendid and expensive-looking: "the banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal"
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The meaning of SUMPTUOUS is extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent; also : magnificent. How to use sumptuous in a sentence. Did you know?
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. expensive taste. expensively. grandly. lush. luxuriant. luxurious.
Sumptuous definition: entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly. See examples of SUMPTUOUS used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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. luxury
1. involving great expense; costly; lavish. 2. magnificent or splendid, as in furnishings, etc.
Definition of sumptuous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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