somptuaire
French, adjective/sɔ̃p.tɥɛʁ/
somptuaire is spelled S-O-M-P-T-U-A-I-R-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written French, the 150,781st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Somptuaire is a French adjective meaning “sumptuary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif aux lois régissant et luttant contre les dépenses ostentatoires et luxueuses dans les cérémonies…”.
What does somptuaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sumptuary
- 2
extravagant
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif aux lois régissant et luttant contre les dépenses ostentatoires et luxueuses dans les cérémonies, dans les festins, dans les habits, dans les édifices, etc. 2. Se dit d’une dépense d’un luxe inconsidéré, allant bien au-delà du raisonnable, et mettant en danger un budget.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of somptuaire
- somptuaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce somptuaire?
- /sɔ̃p.tɥɛʁ/
- \sɔ̃p.tɥɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to somptuaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is somptuaire in French?
somptuaire appears about once in every 22 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).