sumptuous
11sumptuous — sump|tu|ous [ˈsʌmptʃuəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: sumptueux, from Latin sumptuosus, from sumptus cost ] very impressive and expensive ▪ a sumptuous feast ▪ a sumptuous palace >sumptuously adv >sumptuousness n [U] …
12sumptuous — adj. Sumptuous is used with these nouns: ↑banquet, ↑dinner, ↑feast, ↑meal, ↑palace, ↑villa …
13sumptuous — sump|tu|ous [ sʌmptʃuəs ] adjective impressive, expensive, and of high quality: a sumptuous feast/banquet/dinner ╾ sump|tu|ous|ly adverb: a sumptuously furnished mansion ╾ sump|tu|ous|ness noun uncount …
14sumptuous — [15] Etymologically, sumptuous denotes ‘expensive, costly’; its modern connotations of ‘luxury’ or ‘lavishness’ are a secondary development. It comes via Old French somptueux from Latin sumptuōsus, a derivative of sumptus ‘expense’. This in turn… …
15sumptuous — adjective very impressive and expensive; luxurious: a sumptuous banquet sumptuously adverb: sumptuously dressed in velvet sumptuousness noun (U) …
16sumptuous — adjective sumptuous brocade drapes Syn: lavish, luxurious, opulent, magnificent, resplendent, gorgeous, splendid, grand, lavishly appointed, palatial, rich; informal plush, ritzy Ant: plain …
17sumptuous — UK [ˈsʌmptʃuəs] / US adjective impressive, expensive, and of high quality a sumptuous feast/banquet/dinner Derived words: sumptuously adverb a sumptuously furnished mansion sumptuousness noun uncountable …
18sumptuous — sump•tu•ous [[t]ˈsʌmp tʃu əs[/t]] adj. 1) entailing great expense, as from choice materials 2) luxuriously fine or large; lavish: a sumptuous feast[/ex] • Etymology: 1475–85; < L sūmptuōsus, =sūmptu(s) expense (see sumptuary) + ōsus ous… …
19sumptuous — /ˈsʌmptʃuəs / (say sumpchoohuhs) adjective 1. entailing great expense, as from fine working, choice materials, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence. 2. luxuriously fine; splendid or superb. {late Middle English, from Latin sumptuōsus expensive}… …
20sumptuous — [15] Etymologically, sumptuous denotes ‘expensive, costly’; its modern connotations of ‘luxury’ or ‘lavishness’ are a secondary development. It comes via Old French somptueux from Latin sumptuōsus, a derivative of sumptus ‘expense’. This in turn… …
