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sumptuosity

noun
sump·​tu·​os·​i·​ty | \ ËŒsÉ™m(p)chəˈwäsÉ™tÄ“\
plural -es

Definition of sumptuosity

: expensive magnificence or elegance : lavish display : luxuriousness most children like sumptuosity— Sylvia T. Warner

History and Etymology for sumptuosity

Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French sumptuosité, from Late Latin sumptuositat-, sumptuositas, from Latin sumptuosus + -itat-, -itas -ity

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