luxury
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luxury
- /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈlʊk.ʃə.ɹi/ Northern England
- /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɾe/ Scotland
- /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɾi/ Wales
- /ˈlʌɡ.ʒə.ɹi/ Canada, US
- /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/ Canada, US
- /ˈlɐk.ʃə.ɹi/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -əɹi
Where it comes from
From Middle English luxurie, from Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria (“rankness, luxury”), from luxus (“extravagance, luxury”).
noun luxuries
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Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
Near-synonyms: splendor, grandeur, grandness, decadence
Similar: luxuriousness, luxe, splendor, grandeur, grandness, decadence · Opposite: austerity, spartanness, penury, poverty
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Something desirable but expensive and that one can live without.
“[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic? […]”
Opposite: necessity, essential, essentials, basics
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Something that is pleasant and desirable but not necessary in life (whether expensive or not).
Sir Humphrey Appleby: Bernard, what do you want? / Bernard Woolley: I want to have a clear conscience. / […] / Sir Humphrey Appleby: When did you acquire this taste for luxuries (laugh track)?
Opposite: necessity, essential, essentials, basics
- Lustfulness; sexual desire or attraction. Fie on sinnefull phantasie: Fie on Lust, and Luxurie:
- Copulation; the act or action of sex. Let not the Royall Bed of Denmark be / A Couch for Luxury and damned Incest.
adjective more luxury · most luxury
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Very expensive.
Similar: luxurious
- Not essential but desirable and enjoyable and indulgent.
- Pertaining to the top-end market segment for mass production mass market vehicles, above the premium market segment.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: luxe, opulence, de luxe, luxuriousness, sumptuosity, sumptuousness, deluxe, lavishness, elegant, extravagance, luxurious, high-end, plush, expensive, pleasure, premium
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noun very wealthy and comfortable surroundings
| Español | lujo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 贅沢 zeitaku |
| 中文 | 豪華 /豪华 háohuá |
| Português | luxo |
| Français | luxe |
| Deutsch | Luxus |
| Italiano | lusso |
| Ελληνικά | πολυτέλεια polytéleia, χλιδή chlidí |
| Română | lux |
| Русский | ро́скошь róskošʹ, люкс ljuks |
| العربية | رَفَاهِيَّة rafāhiyya, تَرَف taraf |
| עברית | פאר peér, שפע shéfa |
noun something desirable but expensive
| Español | lujo |
|---|---|
| Português | luxo |
| Français | luxe |
| Deutsch | Luxus |
| Italiano | lusso |
| Ελληνικά | πολυτέλεια polytéleia |
| Română | lux |
| Русский | предме́т ро́скоши predmét róskoši |
| العربية | تَرَف taraf |
| עברית | מותרות motarót, לוקסוס luxus |
noun something pleasant but not necessary in life
| Español | lujo, capricho, extravagancia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 奢侈 shēchǐ |
| Português | luxo |
| Français | luxe |
| Deutsch | Luxus |
| Italiano | lusso |
| Ελληνικά | πολυτέλεια polytéleia |
| Română | lux |
| Русский | ро́скошь róskošʹ |
| العربية | كَمَالِيّ kamāliyy |
| עברית | מותרות motarót |
adj indulgent
| Ελληνικά | πολυτελής polytelís |
|---|---|
| Tiếng Việt | sự sang trọng |
Talk about this word "luxury." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/luxury. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. luxury. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/luxury "luxury." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/luxury.Cite this
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title = {luxury},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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