sumptuousness

  • 91sumptuous — adjective splendid and expensive looking. Derivatives sumptuosity noun sumptuously adverb sumptuousness noun Origin ME: from OFr. somptueux, from L. sumptuosus, from sumptus (see sumptuary) …

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  • 92cost — I. v. a. Require to be paid or undergone, take away from. II. n. 1. Expense, charge, price, outlay. 2. Costliness, preciousness, richness, sumptuousness, splendor. 3. Loss, detriment, damage, pain, suffering …

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  • 93sumptuous — adjective very impressive and expensive; luxurious: a sumptuous banquet sumptuously adverb: sumptuously dressed in velvet sumptuousness noun (U) …

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  • 94luxury — noun 1) we ll live in luxury Syn: opulence, luxuriousness, sumptuousness, grandeur, magnificence, splendor, lavishness, the lap of luxury, a bed of roses, (the land of) milk and honey; informal the life of Riley Ant: austerity, poverty …

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  • 95magnificence — noun the magnificence of Broadway Syn: splendor, grandeur, impressiveness, glory, majesty, nobility, pomp, stateliness, elegance, sumptuousness, opulence, luxury, lavishness, richness, brilliance, dazzle, skill, virtuosity …

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  • 96opulence — noun 1) the opulence of the room Syn: luxuriousness, sumptuousness, lavishness, richness, luxury, luxuriance, splendor, magnificence, grandeur, splendidness; informal plushness, classiness, ritziness, poshness, swankiness Ant …

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  • 97splendor — noun a wedding long remembered for its splendor Syn: magnificence, sumptuousness, grandeur, impressiveness, resplendence, opulence, luxury, richness, fineness, lavishness, ornateness, glory, beauty, elegance; majesty, stateliness; informal… …

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  • 98costly — adj Costly, expensive, dear, valuable, precious, invaluable, priceless mean having a high value or valuation, especially in terms of money. Costly, expensive, dear refer to the expenditure or sacrifice involved in obtaining or procuring a thing.… …

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  • 99dinner — dinner, banquet, feast are comparable when denoting an elaborate meal that is served to guests or to a group (as of members of a club or association) and that often marks some special occasion (as an anniversary) or honors a particular person.… …

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  • 100grand — adj Grand, magnificent, imposing, stately, majestic, august, noble, grandiose are comparable when they mean large, handsome, dignified, and impressive. They vary somewhat in the emphasis which they respectively place on these qualities, and they… …

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