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sumptuous

/ˈsʌmptʃuəs/adjective

उच्चारण सम्प्चुअस

भव्य, शानदार, बहुत महँगा और आलीशान

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adjective
  1. 1

    very expensive and looking very impressive

    भव्य, शानदार, बहुत महँगा और आलीशान

    • a sumptuous wedding feast with forty dishes
    • sumptuous silk curtains
    • The palace hall was decorated with sumptuous carpets.
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    • They enjoyed a sumptuous dinner at the royal hotel.
    • The bride wore a sumptuous silk lehenga.

    Synonyms lavish luxurious magnificent

    Opposite plain modest frugal

◇Word family
sumptuously adv.sumptuousness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

sump·tu·ous

With -ptu- and -uous (not 'sumptous' or 'sumptious'); pronounced /ˈsʌmptʃuəs/.

बीच में -ptu- और अंत में -uous ('sumptous' या 'sumptious' गलत है); pronunciation /ˈsʌmptʃuəs/।

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Latin for expense, as in consumption; nothing to do with sum.

Latin में 'खर्च' से, consumption की तरह; sum से कोई संबंध नहीं।