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sumptuousness — sumptuous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ splendid and expensive looking. DERIVATIVES sumptuously adverb sumptuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin sumptuosus, from sumptus cost … English terms dictionary
Sumptuousness — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sumptuousness — noun see sumptuous … New Collegiate Dictionary
sumptuousness — noun a) The state or quality of being sumptuous. b) The result or product of being sumptuous … Wiktionary
sumptuousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Brilliant, showy splendor: brilliance, brilliancy, glitter, glory, gorgeousness, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, sparkle. Informal: glitz. See BEAUTIFUL … English dictionary for students
sumptuousness — sump·tu·ous·ness || sÊŒm(p)tʃʊəsnɪs n. expensiveness, costliness; magnificence, splendour, luxuriousness … English contemporary dictionary
sumptuousness — sump·tu·ous·ness … English syllables
sumptuousness — See: sumptuous … English dictionary
sumptuousness — noun 1. the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive • Syn: ↑lavishness, ↑luxury, ↑sumptuosity • Derivationally related forms: ↑sumptuous, ↑sumptuous (for: ↑sumptuosity) … Useful english dictionary
Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… … Universalium
