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SUMPTUOSITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
Synonyms:
lavishness; luxury; sumptuosity; sumptuousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("sumptuosity" is a kind of...):
expensiveness (the quality of being high-priced)
Derivation:
sumptuous (ostentatiously rich and superior in quality)