Sumptuous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

rich and superior in quality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌmptʃuːəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌmptʃuːəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌmptʃuːəs/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌmptʃuːəs/.

Examples

a princely sum
gilded dining rooms

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gilded deluxe grand princely luxurious opulent

Parts of Speech

adjective

rich and superior in quality

“a princely sum”

Word Forms

grandness	noun	splendid or imposing in size or appearance
luxury	noun	wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
luxuriousness	noun	wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
opulence	noun	wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
sumptuousness	noun	wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
sumptuosity	noun	the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

üppig

reichhaltig und von höchster Qualität

🇫🇷French

somptueux

riche et de qualité supérieure

🇪🇸Spanish

suntuoso

rico y de calidad superior

🇮🇹Italian

sontuoso

ricco e di qualità superiore

🇳🇱Dutch

weelderig

rijk en superieur in kwaliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

suntuoso

rico e superior em qualidade

🇷🇺Russian

роскошный

богатый и превосходный по качеству

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वैभवशाली

गुणवत्ता में समृद्ध और श्रेष्ठ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடம்பரமான

பணக்காரர் மற்றும் தரத்தில் உயர்ந்தவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

విలాసవంతమైన

గొప్ప మరియు నాణ్యతలో ఉన్నతమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

भव्य

श्रीमंत आणि दर्जेदार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભવ્ય

સમૃદ્ધ અને ગુણવત્તામાં શ્રેષ્ઠ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅದ್ದೂರಿ

ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ ಮತ್ತು ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತಮವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമൃദ്ധമായ

സമ്പന്നവും ഗുണമേന്മയിൽ മികച്ചതും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਅਮੀਰ ਅਤੇ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਤਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

شاندار

امیر اور معیار میں اعلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

豪华

丰富且品质优越

🇯🇵Japanese

贅沢な

豊富で優れた品質

🇰🇷Korean

사치스런

풍부하고 품질이 우수함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xa hoa

phong phú và vượt trội về chất lượng

🇹🇭Thai

หรูหรา

อุดมสมบูรณ์และมีคุณภาพเหนือกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

mewah

kaya dan unggul dalam kualitas

🇵🇭Filipino

marangya

mayaman at nakahihigit sa kalidad

🇲🇾Malay

mewah

kaya dan unggul dalam kualiti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

باذخ

غنية ومتفوقة في الجودة

🇮🇷Persian

مجلل

از نظر کیفیت غنی و برتر

🇹🇷Turkish

görkemli

zengin ve kaliteli

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְפוֹאָר

עשיר ואיכותי מעולה

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