SUMPTUOUSNESS Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

sumptuousness

noun

Definition of sumptuousness

as in opulence

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Recent Examples of sumptuousness Each of the Maisons is represented via artifacts that tell their unique stories of sumptuousness and cultural dialogue that helped shape diplomacy, identity, and popular culture. — Nancy Olson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 In the sumptuousness of the bibliophile’s parlor, studying Black history occasioned reverent, joyous gatherings. — Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 Beading, feathers, and pony-hair textures bring sumptuousness to ballet flats, clutches, and ladylike handbags, while plush textures give cloud-like softness to pumps and and tote bags. — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025 Chavarria and Onofre’s women’s styles boasted materials like goat suede, python leather, and rabbit fur, supplementing their sumptuousness with contemporary 3D printing inspired, curiously, by the shape of toes. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

The building did a stint as the county courthouse earlier in the 20th century before it was purchased and restored to its former opulence by the Savannah hotel developer Richard Kessler.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
This process aids in the development of classic sparkling wine flavors such as shortbread, brioche, and crème fraiche as well as a smooth, creamy mouthfeel and a sense of opulence.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of opulence

Noun

Bezos and Sánchez Bezos received backlash for the event’s lavishness during global hardships.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
The Vanity Fair of today embodies a certain sort of lavishness—an often unironic appreciation of and yearning for rich people things.

— Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lavishness

Noun

Yedikule Fortress, a former prison and imperial treasury whose origins go back to the fourth-century Walls of Constantinople, is returning to its former magnificence as the result of a multi-stage restoration project.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
The magnificence of the AI renaissance has blinded our society to its pernicious creep into the arts.

— David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of magnificence

Noun

The paradox of it, private and public, hidden yet accessible, reflects something essential about Antwerp, a city whose richness lives largely behind closed doors.

— Michael James Gardner, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
Ramsay adds the crème fraîche cold at the end to stop the cooking and bring richness to the dish.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of richness

Noun

In the bedrooms, crown molding, sophisticated light fixtures, and canopy beds exude Gothic grandeur.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026
In the 40 years since, every facet of Spacemen 3’s story has been turned over and generously embellished, resulting in an excess of grandeur and foresight projected onto the duo at the heart of it.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of grandeur

Noun

Rather than replicating the formula of an international luxury chain, Elegance has built its reputation on intimate hotels that celebrate Vietnamese hospitality, thoughtful design, and sense of place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Mohamed brings more than two decades of global experience leading product strategy from concept through to market for luxury, fashion and lifestyle brands.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of luxury

Noun

But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?

— Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue.

— Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022

Definition of luxuriance

Noun

The mild-mannered DiLiegro has firm opinions about everything from meat-cutting to the resplendence of the Boston Red Sox.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous.

— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021

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