luxe

[ loo ks, luhks; French lyks ]

/ lʊks, lʌks; French lüks /

noun

luxury; elegance; sumptuousness: accommodations providing luxe at low rates.Compare deluxe.

adjective

luxurious; deluxe: luxe accommodations.

Nearby words

luvvie, luwian, lux, lux., luxate, luxe, luxembourg, luxembourger, luxembourgian, luxemburg, luxemburg, rosa

Origin of luxe

1550–60; < French < Latin luxus excess

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Examples from the Web for luxe

Couture Week in Paris is a blur of highly-priced luxury, some of it luxe, some of it trashy-looking.
What’s Haute, What’s Not: The Meaning of Modern Couture|Liza Foreman|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a lovely circular twist, the tapestry's true subject turns out to be the luxe of which it's an example.
Unicorn, the Luxury Meat|Blake Gopnik|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There was plenty of print, masses of fur—the luxe Tom Ford kind—and an array of eye-bending geometric designs.
Tom Ford Talks Rihanna, Fatherhood & Fall 2013 Collection|Tom Sykes|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Indeed it was, a show full of energy, awash in fur, velvet, luxe combat prints and delicious deep plums and purples.
Christopher Kane Kicks Ass At #LFW|Tom Sykes|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

With his sexy tailored blazers and luxe brocades, which were superb, one wanted to see more.
France’s Next Generation of Designers: Cédric Charlier, Nicolas Andreas Taralis, Anthony Vaccarello|Robin Givhan|September 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We turned out of the Luxe Hotel the following day, and came to the National, where four hundred people were waiting to get in.
My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan
As an object of 'luxe' I find it as exquisite as an article of food, if not as satisfying.
Fairfax and His Pride|Marie Van Vorst
Paris subsists by articles of luxe, and a republic is not favourable to these.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847|T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
She longed for the man who suited her, and for the luxe that he could give her.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Let no one, however, imagine that we grave Englishmen are averse or indifferent to 'le luxe de la relieure'!!
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness|Thomas Frognall Dibdin

British Dictionary definitions for luxe

luxe

/ (lʌks, lʊks, French lyks) /

noun

See de luxe

Word Origin for luxe

C16: from French from Latin luxus extravagance, luxury

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Word Origin and History for luxe

luxe

"luxury, elegance," 1550s, from French luxe "luxury, sumptuousness, profusion," from Latin luxus (see luxury).