Lucullan

adjective

lü-ˈkə-lən How to pronounce Lucullan (audio)
variants also Lucullian
Definition of Lucullannext
as in luxurious
showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort a Lucullan lifestyle that included the requisite mansion and yacht

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Lucullan
  1. luxurious
  2. deluxe
  3. luxury
  4. luxuriant
  5. Babylonian
  6. lavish
  7. beautiful
Adjective
  • Made with Malabar black pepper imported directly from India, beef jus, cream and lots of cognac, the luxurious sauce is drizzled over a 12-ounce prime striploin.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • My 50-minute massage was enhanced by a collagen face mask with pumpkin extract—a new one to me, but a welcome add-on that felt super luxurious.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of luxurious
Adjective
  • The deluxe version, the Paper Pro ($629), has a big screen and can be expanded with a keyboard.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
  • My deluxe room on the second floor had high ceilings and views of the Swiss Institute across the street.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of deluxe
Adjective
  • Jackson Hole's first and only ski-in, ski-out ultra-luxury private club and residences, which opened in January 2026, has five-star amenities, personalized service, and accommodations that rival the swishiest rentals.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • An ultra-luxury South Beach office building where Playboy has its headquarters is seeking approval for $50 million worth of upgrades and an extension of its lease with the city that would run into the next century.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of luxury
Adjective
  • Olivia Miles, the rookie point guard for the Minnesota Lynx, wears a pair of bug-eyed sports goggles, black and bulbous, sometimes held in place by a thick strap that runs through her luxuriant Afro.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • At the end of the fifth group, one girl’s face blossomed into a radiant flower, and another drew herself with luxuriant pigtails, standing beneath a bright red beating heart.
    — James Gordon, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of luxuriant
Adjective
  • Even the Hammurabi Code, a set of laws created by the sixth Babylonian king in approximately 1760 bce, established forerunners of today’s interest rate and minimum wage laws.
    — Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
  • England and the colonies were still using an old calendar with roots dating back to Babylonian times.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of Babylonian
Adjective
  • Crime, courts and policing A Glendale Botox doctor used $45 million in Medicare money to fund her lavish lifestyle, feds say.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But in the late 1800s, the city’s draw was healing mineral springs, not IPAs, which is why George Vanderbilt built his lavish 250-room French Renaissance chateau here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of lavish
Adjective
  • Michael Kamen did this beautiful piece for the biggest battle of the movie, which was really low-key and very sad and drawn out, almost like slow motion, and put against the action.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The beautiful thing concerned an eighty-seven-year-old problem, the Jacobian conjecture.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of beautiful
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“Lucullan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Lucullan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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