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Definition of Sumptuousness
1. Noun. Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living.
Generic synonyms: Wealth, Wealthiness
Derivative terms: Luxurious, Luxurious, Luxuriate, Luxuriate, Luxurious, Opulent, Sumptuous
2. Noun. The quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive.
Generic synonyms: Expensiveness
Derivative terms: Lavish, Lavish, Luxuriate, Luxurious, Sumptuous, Sumptuous
Definition of Sumptuousness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being sumptuous. ¹
2. Noun. (countable rare) The result or product of being sumptuous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sumptuousness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sumptuousness
Literary usage of Sumptuousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Connoisseur by Bonnell Thornton, George Colman, Mr Town, George Lyttelton Lyttelton (1902)
"... the decorative sumptuousness of the brocade, velvet and gold costumes, the
flesh colour of the faces, the splendour of the purple mantles, the faithful ..."
2. The Pharsalia of Lucan by Lucan (1853)
"The dress and beauty of Cleopatra are depicted, and the sumptuousness of the
banquet, 136-171. At the feast Caesar addresses ..."
3. Pilgrimages to Saint Mary of Walsingham and Saint Thomas of Canterbury by Desiderius Erasmus, John Gough Nichols (1849)
"(63) The sumptuousness of churches. The same arguments which Erasmus here advances
as the joint sentiments of Colet and himself on the subject of church ..."
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