sybaritism

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
  • Venus is the planet of love, affection, sensuality, romance and money.
    Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Modern sensuality was also front and center, with lingerie inspired pieces rendered more fluid, sheer and confident than before.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the 13-episode epic, Our Blues’ Kim Woo-bin stars as Iblis, a Satanic genie who is utterly convinced of humanity’s inherent greed.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The larger themes of Midnight Timetable are about death and loss, yes, but how frequently greed and cruelty sprout from this fertile earth.
    Diana Arterian October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here, Stamp is pitted against a smarmy California counterpart played by another counterculture screen legend — Peter Fonda, of Easy Rider fame — and both men show how much the optimistic hedonism of the ’60s has soured.
    Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Dwarfing like a royal Turkish palace along the glittering shores of Belek—Regnum The Crown is a utopia of hedonism and millennial chic.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Sybaritism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sybaritism. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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