Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Sumptuous or extremely comfortable living or surroundings.
- noun Something that is not essential but provides pleasure and comfort.
- noun Something that is desirable but expensive or hard to obtain or do.
- adjective Providing luxury.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Luxuriance; exuberance of growth.
- noun A free or extravagant indulgence in pleasure, as of the table; voluptuousness in the gratification of any appetite; also, the free expenditure of wealth for the gratification of one's own desires, as in costly dress and equipage.
- noun That which is delightful to the senses, the feelings, etc.; especially, that which gratifies a nice and fastidious appetite or taste; a dainty: as, a house filled with luxuries; the luxuries of the table.
- noun Exuberant enjoyment; complete gratification or satisfaction, either physical or intellectual.
- noun Lust; lewd desire; lasciviousness; indulgence in lust.
- noun Synonyms and Epicurism, effeminacy, sensuality, delicacy, gratification, pleasure, enjoyment, delight. See
luxurious .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.
- noun Anything which pleases the senses, is not necessary for life, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; Contrasted to
necessity . - noun obsolete Lechery; lust.
- noun obsolete Luxuriance; exuberance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun very
wealthy andcomfortable surroundings. - noun something desirable but
expensive . - noun something very
pleasant but not really needed in life. - adjective very expensive
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
- noun wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
- noun something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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I regarded _tragic_ knowledge as the most beautiful luxury of our culture, as its most precious, most noble, most dangerous kind of prodigality; but, nevertheless, in view of its overflowing wealth, as a justifiable _luxury_.
The Case Of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 1872
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What we lack in luxury, is made up in great friendship and camaraderie ... unsurpassed.
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What we lack in luxury, is made up in great friendship and camaraderie ... unsurpassed.
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One of the reasons women want to start out in luxury is the fear of having to have inferior quality of goods or a less comforts.
Living On One Income 2006
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We exercised judgment in defining the term luxury car.
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The term luxury, too, was revealing; it covered everything -- except her present unformed longing.
Linda Condon Joseph Hergesheimer 1917
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You will find in your search for the best pet bed that the term luxury dog bed is used very loosely.
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Deluxe evolved out of earlier ideas associated with the word luxury.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Deluxe evolved out of earlier ideas associated with the word luxury.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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I don't think this luxury is afforded to the "common man", only to worthless cheating corrupt Democrats (which is most of them).
Former congressman to remain free pending appeal of corruption conviction 2009
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That’s made it the quintessential “quiet luxury” or “stealth wealth” brand, allowing rich people — from a tradition of Goldman Sachs executives to Bill Gates — to look nice without broadcasting that they spent several months of your rent on their outfit.
How Loro Piana Became Silicon Valley’s Favorite Flex Jen Wieczner 2023
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