as in sensuality
excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures
the billionaire's extravagant parties were marked by a degree of sybaritism not seen since the days of decadent Rome
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Noun
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Hekmat sees stores not simply as places to shop, but as emotional experiences — spaces that evoke fantasy, sensuality and discovery.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026 -
Feelings of sensuality become impossible to ignore once Mars enters Taurus the following day, as this is a slow-burn transit.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Noun
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There’s too much greed in the world, man.—
Maria Bamford,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
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Huxley might easily have written a simpler novel glorifying intellectuals while mocking Stoyte’s greed and indifference to suffering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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If more quintessential heritage hedonism is required, some of London’s great institutions are unobtrusively dotted around the place—Scott’s, Le Gavroche, Annabel’s, and the rest.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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This heroically eccentric diner draws no distinction between vegetarianism and hedonism.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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“Sybaritism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sybaritism. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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