[syn: lavishness, luxury, sumptuosity, sumptuousness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sumptuous \Sump"tu*ous\, a. [L. sumptuosus, fr. sumptus expanse,
cost: cf. F. somptueux. See Sumptuary.]
Involving large outlay or expense; costly; expensive; hence,
luxurious; splendid; magnificient; as, a sumptuous house or
table; sumptuous apparel.
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We are too magnificient and sumptuous in our tables and
attendance. --Atterbury.
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She spoke, and turned her sumptuous head, with eyes
Of shining expectation fixed on mine. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster] -- Sump"tu*ous*ly, adv. --
Sump"tu*ous*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sumptuousness
n 1: wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living [syn: luxury,
luxuriousness, opulence, sumptuousness]
2: the quality possessed by something that is excessively
expensive [syn: lavishness, luxury, sumptuosity,
sumptuousness]