adj

sumptuous

SUHMPT-shoo-uhs

Sumptuous (adj) means Lavish, luxurious, and clearly expensive. Example: “They were served a sumptuous banquet in the palace hall.”

adj

Lavish, luxurious, and clearly expensive.

"They were served a sumptuous banquet in the palace hall."

"The hotel room was decorated in sumptuous velvet and gold."

How to use sumptuous

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishExtravagantly grand and expensive-looking.

Common pairings

a sumptuous feast sumptuous decor sumptuous surroundings

more sumptuous comparative, most sumptuous superlative

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From Latin sūmptuōsus, from sūmptus ("expense"), itself from sūmō ("to take, spend").

Origin: Latin

yous nous pious joyous heinous ominous curious anxious copious tenuous tedious spurious

What does “sumptuous” mean?

The word “sumptuous” means lavish, luxurious, and clearly expensive. In plain terms, extravagantly grand and expensive-looking.

How do you pronounce “sumptuous”?

“Sumptuous” is pronounced SUHMPT-shoo-uhs (/ˈsʌmptʃuəs/ in IPA).

How do you use “sumptuous” in a sentence?

Here is “sumptuous” used in a sentence: “They were served a sumptuous banquet in the palace hall.”

What part of speech is “sumptuous”?

“Sumptuous” is an adjective.

Where does the word “sumptuous” come from?

The word “sumptuous” comes from Latin. From Latin sūmptuōsus, from sūmptus ("expense"), itself from sūmō ("to take, spend").