Epicurean (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Voluptuary
• Luxurious
• Voluptuous
• Luxuriant
• Sybaritic

Meaning ²

Devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Hedonic
• Hedonistic

Related Words

• Epicurean (noun)
• Epicure (noun)

Meaning ³

Of Epicurus or epicureanism; "Epicurean philosophy".

Classification

Relational adjectives (pertainyms).

Related Words

• Epicurus (noun)
• Epicureanism (noun)