luxe

American  

[looks, luhks, lyks] / lʊks, lʌks, lüks /

noun

1. luxury; elegance; sumptuousness.

   accommodations providing luxe at low rates.

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adjective

1. luxurious; deluxe.

   luxe accommodations.

luxe British  

/ lʌks, lyks, lʊks /

noun

1. See de luxe

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Etymology

Origin of luxe

1550–60; < French < Latin luxus excess

Explanation

Something luxe is very fancy and expensive. If you're used to camping or staying on a friend's couch when you travel, a few nights at a luxe hotel will seem extravagant. Just like the related words deluxe and luxurious, the adjective luxe is rooted in the Latin word luxuria, "excess or extravagance," and carries the sense of something as lavish and opulent as it could possibly be. Your luxe hotel room might come with pillowy soft, luxe bedding and luxe food like champagne and caviar.

Example Sentences

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I worried about getting my money’s worth at this luxe Hilton property since it was just me and the package is priced for two.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

On Thursday, his administration unveiled plans to transform one of the capital’s unassuming municipal golf courses into a luxe, 18-hole expanse that could someday host major tournaments.

From Slate ● May 18, 2026

Once a 19th-century book bindery, the building was converted into luxe residences with unique character.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

Writer Douglas Kearney illuminates it strikingly in the curatorial statement etched into a back wall in “sister dreamer”: “… it’s the sacred phenomenon of luxe space that remembers without memorializing, celebrates without eulogizing. An anti-tomb.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

Its houses of worship are magnificent religious clubs for worship on the de luxe plan.

From Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice by James F. Morton. Jr.