luxurious

CEFRC1

/lʌɡˈʒʊəɹi.əs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very comfortable, expensive, and enjoyable.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Enjoying the pleasures of luxury, accustomed to luxury.

Examples

  • Brian's girlfriend often begs him to take her to luxurious restaurants.

  • The hotel was luxurious beyond description.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /-lʌɡˈʒɝ-/
  • /-lʌɡˈʒoː-/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Very fine in quality and comfortable.

More examples

In context

  • a luxurious hotel suite

  • With her luxurious furnishings and spacious accommodation the Invicta, which is 350-ft. long and has a gross tonnage of 4,178, resembles a small liner.

  • Baby, what you doin' now? / You're pissin' me off / But your hair is so luxurious / And your lips are so soft

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English luxurious, from Old French luxurios (modern French luxurieux), from Latin lū̆xuriōsus (“rank, luxuriant, profuse, excessive, immoderate”), from lū̆xuria (“rankness, luxury”), from lū̆xus (“extravagance, luxury”). By surface analysis, luxury + -ous.