- a variation of deluxe.
de luxe
Britishadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of de luxe
C19: from French, literally: of luxury
Example Sentences
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And of course Celia Sinclair Thornqvist sealed the deal over a cup of tea in the elegant salon de luxe.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2024
On the hippie de luxe side were the twisted scarves and fringing, while technology produced gleaming P.V.C. surfaces like a plaque on a bodice or tiny plastic squares.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2011
This season, it was minimalism de luxe, with a pinch of retro quirkiness.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2011
With arts cuts looming, we won't see the likes of this sort of de luxe artistic adventure here for a long time, if ever.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2010
Somehow it helped to fill an apartment which hitherto had felt rather empty; with its air of sophistication suggested the next move in the rôle for which it was the costume de luxe.
From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel
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