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单词 sumptuousness
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sumptuousnessn.

Brit. /ˈsʌm(p)tʃʊəsnəs/, /ˈsʌm(p)tjʊəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈsəm(p)(t)ʃ(əw)əsnəs/
Forms: see sumptuous adj. and adv. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sumptuous adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < sumptuous adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier sumpt n.
The quality of condition of being sumptuous (in various senses); extravagance; lavishness; luxuriousness. Also: an instance of this.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [noun] > sumptuousness
magnificencea1425
costiousnessc1443
sumpt1449
sumptuousness1525
costliness1528
magnificency1538
sumptuosity1550
richness1597
sumpture?1624
opulence1650
ritziness1931
plushiness1938
society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [noun] > that on which money is expended > costliness
costiousnessc1443
sumptuousness1525
costliness1528
sumpture?1624
chargeablenessa1656
expensiveness1655
1525 J. Gough tr. J. Ryckes Ymage of Loue iv. sig. C.j But some laye agaynst me, Moyses that made ye tabernacle of god, with grete sumptuousnes of syluer and golde and precyous stones.
1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Bjv The Turke..commaunded a greate nauie of shippes with greate sumptuousnes to bee furnished.
a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) xvi. 208 The sloth or sumptuousnesse of her great Stewards, and white staves.
a1698 W. Row Suppl. in R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) xi. 335 There was most superfluous sumptuousness used at his burial.
1760 S. Johnson Idler 8 Mar. 73 He raised a House, equal in Sumptuousness to that of the Visier.
1802 Morning Post & Gazetteer 28 Sept. The houses of the Generals..were furnished with a sumptuousness, a magnificence, an elegance, of which our English upholsterer had before no idea.
1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. iv. 58 The royal progresses..were..pageants of no small sumptuousness.
1921 Illustr. London News 24 Sept. 22/2 With the advent of autumn our thoughts turn to the warm sumptuousness of velvet and fur.
2019 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 9 Feb. (Weekend section) 25 This superb foodie destination is renowned for the sumptuousness of its dishes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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