Well attestedFrom the people of the place
sybarite
noun · first attested 16th century
The pleasure-seeker is named for a vanished Greek city in Italy.
A person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
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- From the people of the place
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- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 16th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Sybaris
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sybarite
Sybaris, a Greek city in Magna Graecia, was famous in antiquity for wealth and ease. English sybarite keeps that reputation as a personal noun, long after the city itself was destroyed.
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