somptueux
French, adjective/sɔ̃p.tɥø/
somptueux is spelled S-O-M-P-T-U-E-U-X (9 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,679th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Somptueux is a French adjective meaning “sumptuous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est d’une grande richesse, d'une grande magnificence, en parlant des choses mais aussi des gens”.
What does somptueux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sumptuous
Near-synonyms: luxueux, fastueux
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est d’une grande richesse, d'une grande magnificence, en parlant des choses mais aussi des gens.
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 somptueux
- somptueuse feminine
- somptueuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce somptueux?
- /sɔ̃p.tɥø/
- \sɔ̃p.tɥø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to somptueux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is somptueux in French?
somptueux appears 2.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).