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sumptuous

sump·tu·ous
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suhmp-choo-uh s]
    • /ˈsʌmp tʃu əs/
    • /ˈsʌmp.tju.əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhmp-choo-uh s]
    • /ˈsʌmp tʃu əs/

Definitions of sumptuous word

  • adjective sumptuous entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence. 1
  • adjective sumptuous luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid: a sumptuous feast. 1
  • adjective sumptuous splendid, luxurious 1
  • adjective sumptuous Something that is sumptuous is grand and obviously very expensive. 0
  • adjective sumptuous expensive or extravagant 0
  • adjective sumptuous magnificent; splendid 0

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Origin of sumptuous

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Latin sūmptuōsus, equivalent to sūmptu(s) expense (see sumptuary) + -ōsus -ous

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Parts of speech for Sumptuous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sumptuous popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for sumptuous

adj sumptuous

  • alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
  • aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
  • baronial — If you describe a house or room as baronial, you mean that it is large, impressive, and old-fashioned in appearance, and looks as if it belongs to someone from the upper classes.
  • beaut — You describe someone or something as a beaut when you think they are very good.
  • centerfold — A centerfold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.

noun sumptuous

  • augustness — inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.
  • courtliness — polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners.
  • gaudiness — brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage.
  • glory — very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
  • gorgeousness — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.

adjective sumptuous

  • centrefold — A centrefold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.
  • elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
  • jeweled — a cut and polished precious stone; gem.
  • jewelled — (chiefly, of a watch) set with jewels.
  • lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.

Antonyms for sumptuous

noun sumptuous

  • hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.

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