sumptuous

[suhmp-choo-uhs]

adjective

1. entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly.

   a sumptuous residence.

2. luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid.

   a sumptuous feast.

   Synonyms: munificent, luxurious, magnificent

sumptuous

/ ˌsʌmptjʊˈɒsɪtɪ, ˈsʌmptjʊəs /

adjective

1. expensive or extravagant

   sumptuous costumes

2. magnificent; splendid

   a sumptuous scene

Other Word Forms

• sumptuousness noun
• sumptuously adverb
• unsumptuous adjective
• unsumptuously adverb
• unsumptuousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sumptuous¹

1475–85; < Latin sūmptuōsus, equivalent to sūmptu ( s ) expense ( sumptuary ) + -ōsus -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of sumptuous¹

C16: from Old French somptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus costly, from sumptus; see _sumptuary

Example Sentences

And yet, as an increasingly authoritarian China tries hard to win the world over, a sumptuous table may just be its most effective, and underrated, draw.

From BBC

Exquisite gowns and tiaras shine in the electric “display of illumination” – Bertha’s fancy description for strings of garden lights – brightening the sumptuous garden.

From Salon

His goal was well taken, and his cross with the outside of his boot in the first half that found Cody Gakpo in an offside position was sumptuous.

From BBC

Scored the opening try of the first Test after a sumptuous pass from Russell, but was dropped for the second, and then subsequently picked up a tight hamstring.

From BBC

He returned to painting the figure — “somebody” — but often embedded it in visually sumptuous abstract fields.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• awe-inspiring 
• beautiful 
• deluxe 
• elegant 
• extravagant 
• gorgeous 
• grand 
• lavish 
• luscious 
• luxuriant 
• magnificent 
• opulent 
• palatial 
• plush 
• posh 
• superb 
• swank