sumptuousness

Extravagant luxurious quality

Sumptuousness is the quality of being lavish, luxurious, or magnificently rich.

It suggests expense and abundance that appeals to the senses—plush fabrics, elaborate feasts, ornate decoration: the sumptuousness of the palace interiors, We weren't prepared for the sheer sumptuousness of the meal.

opulence

lavishness

Excessive richness or abundance

splendor · magnificence · grandeur · elegance · palatial · gilded · ornate · brocade · velvet · silk

sensory

lushness

Abundant, thriving growth

velvetiness · silkiness · softness · warmth · fragrance · aroma · savor · delectability · creaminess · smoothness

culinary

feast

Elaborate ceremonial meal

epicurean · gastronomy · indulgence · decadence · confection · truffle · caviar · champagne · patisserie · ambrosia

wealth

affluence

Abundance of money

luxury · privilege · abundance · plenty · opulence · moneyed · well-heeled · comfortable · aristocratic · exclusivity

aesthetic

grandeur

Impressive splendor and scale

sublimity · resplendence · stateliness · impressiveness · breathtaking · awe-inspiring · exquisite · refined · tasteful · sophisticated

extravagance

excess

Surplus beyond need

showiness · flamboyance · flashiness · glitz · swankiness · gaudiness · overabundance · exorbitance · elaborateness · theatricality

Categories
Opposites
material richness and lavishness

sumptuousnessausterity

Enforced economic stringency

poverty · spareness · meagerness · penury · indigence

aesthetic elaboration

sumptuousnessausterity

Enforced economic stringency

plainness · simplicity · starkness · minimalism · bareness

Family

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