syb·a·rite \ˈsibəˌrīt, usu -īd.+V\noun (-s) Etymology: Latin Sybarita, from Greek Sybaritēs, from Sybaris, ancient Greek city in southern Italy + Greek -itēs -ite 1.capitalized: a native or resident of the ancient city of Sybaris noted for its love of luxury and pleasure 2.often capitalized: a person devoted to luxury and pleasure : voluptuary < laid aside this Spartan temperance for the ostentatious luxury of a Sybarite — T.B.Macaulay >