Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sumptuous

/ˈsʌmptʃuəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: sump-tu-ous
IPA: /ˈsʌmptʃuəs/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extremely costly; suggesting great expense.

adj

Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

Example Sentences

"sumptuous feast"
"sumptuous surroundings"
"sumptuous interior"
"They dined in a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with gold."
"The fabric has a sumptuous texture."
"Though poor the peasant’s hut, his feasts though small, He sees his little lot the lot of all; Sees no contiguous palace rear its head To shame the meanness of his humble shed; No costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal To make him loathe his vegetable meal;"

Etymology

From Middle French sumptueux, from Latin sumptuōsus, from sūmptus (“cost, charge, expense”), from sumō (“to take”) + -tus (noun formation suffix).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sumō
Root: sumptueux
Suffix: -tus

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsʌmptʃuəs/

Inflected Forms

more sumptuous (comparative) most sumptuous (superlative)

Derived Forms

scrumptious sumption sumptuary sumptuosity sumptuously sumptuousness unsumptuous volumptuous

Synonyms

lavish deluxe gilded grand luxurious opulent princely lush

Questions

How do you pronounce sumptuous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌmptʃuəs/.
What does sumptuous mean?: Extremely costly; suggesting great expense.
Where does sumptuous come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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