sumptuousness

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The waltz in the third movement of the Tchaikovsky was practically airborne, its elegantly asymmetrical melody generating an unlikely aerodynamic quality despite its sumptuousness.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2024

The series looks excellent, re-creating the sumptuousness of the milieu without fetishizing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

To tell their story with as much flair and sumptuousness as any other.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2023

Audi’s A8 is the flagship luxury model for the German brand, and it boasts limousine-like sumptuousness.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2022

Concerning the loss of worldly wealth and sumptuousness, and all the brocaded applauses of drawing-rooms; these were no loss to her, for they had always been valueless.

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman