Sybarite vs Prodigal - What's the difference?
sybarite | prodigal |
A person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a voluptuary.
* 1969 , Victor Ernest Watts (translator), (author), The (Consolation of Philosophy) , (Penguin Books), book III, chapter iv, page 87:
* 2011 December 16th, William Grimes, “Obituary of Christopher Hitchens” in the New York Times :
wastefully extravagant.
(often, followed by of or with) someone yielding profusely, lavish
profuse, lavishly abundant
returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; being a prodigal son.
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As nouns the difference between sybarite and prodigal
is that sybarite is a native or inhabitant of sybaris while prodigal is a prodigal person, a spendthrift.As an adjective prodigal is
wastefully extravagant.sybarite
English
Noun
(en noun)- Although the proud lord clothed himself // In purple robes and gem-stones white, // Yet Nero grew to all men’s hate // A wild and cruel sybarite .
- Thus began a dual career as political agitator and upper-crust sybarite . He arranged a packed schedule of antiwar demonstrations by day and Champagne-flooded parties with Oxford’s elite at night.
Synonyms
* See alsoAnagrams
* ----prodigal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.
- He is a prodigal son.
- She was a merry person, glad and prodigal of smiles.
- How can he be so prodigal with money on such a tight budget?