sybarite
noun
syb·a·rite
ˈsi-bə-ˌrīt 
1
[from the notorious luxury of the Sybarites]
: voluptuary, sensualist
2
capitalized
: a native or resident of the ancient city of Sybaris
Examples of sybarite in a Sentence
the prince was remembered as a self-indulgent sybarite, not as a statesman or warrior
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Higher volumes of sybarites are also tasking luxury operators with making crowd-free vacation dreams come true.
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Lindsay Cohn, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
What unites these contemporary sybarites with their stylish forebears is a powerful longing for freedom.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 16 May 2025
Masud was celebrated as the literary voice of greater Arabia’s nomadic herdsmen—proud sons of the desert, a noble caste of unhurried sybarites not known for their religious orthodoxy.
—Nell Zink, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
It was said to be situated at one of the portals to Shambhala — a mythical kingdom of peace and tranquillity in the Buddhist imagining — and had been founded in the century before by an artist, saint and sybarite called Danzanravjaa, known as the lama of the Gobi.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Nadia was a sybarite who seemed poised to tip over into genuine addiction.
—Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2022
Mickey is a simpler case, and Sebastian Stan gets to swap his heavy duties as the Winter Soldier, in the Marvel franchise, for those of a summer sybarite.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2021
What to eat and drink The Romantic Road is a sybarite’s dream come true, cutting through Franconia’s wine country and Bavaria’s beer territory with southern Germany's hearty cuisine served along the way.
—National Geographic, 14 Aug. 2019
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Lindsay Cohn, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
What unites these contemporary sybarites with their stylish forebears is a powerful longing for freedom.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 16 May 2025
Masud was celebrated as the literary voice of greater Arabia’s nomadic herdsmen—proud sons of the desert, a noble caste of unhurried sybarites not known for their religious orthodoxy.
—Nell Zink, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
It was said to be situated at one of the portals to Shambhala — a mythical kingdom of peace and tranquillity in the Buddhist imagining — and had been founded in the century before by an artist, saint and sybarite called Danzanravjaa, known as the lama of the Gobi.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Nadia was a sybarite who seemed poised to tip over into genuine addiction.
—Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2022
Mickey is a simpler case, and Sebastian Stan gets to swap his heavy duties as the Winter Soldier, in the Marvel franchise, for those of a summer sybarite.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2021
What to eat and drink The Romantic Road is a sybarite’s dream come true, cutting through Franconia’s wine country and Bavaria’s beer territory with southern Germany's hearty cuisine served along the way.
—National Geographic, 14 Aug. 2019
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“Sybarite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sybarite. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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