luxurious [luhg-zhoo r -ee-uh s, luhk-shoo r -] SYNONYMS | EXAMPLES | WORD ORIGIN adjective characterized by luxury ; ministering or conducive to luxury : a luxurious hotel. given to or loving luxury ; wanting or requiring what is choice, expensive, or the like: a person with luxurious tastes. given to pleasure, especially of the senses; voluptuous.
present or occurring in great abundance, rich profusion, etc.; opulent: a luxurious harvest; music of luxurious beauty.
excessively ornate; overelaborate: luxurious prose.
Origin of luxurious First recorded in
1300–50; Middle English word from
Latin word
luxuriōsus. See
luxury ,
-ous Related forms lux·u·ri·ous·ly , adverb lux·u·ri·ous·ness , noun o·ver·lux·u·ri·ous , adjective o·ver·lux·u·ri·ous·ly , adverb o·ver·lux·u·ri·ous·ness , noun pre·lux·u·ri·ous , adjective pre·lux·u·ri·ous·ly , adverb pre·lux·u·ri·ous·ness , noun qua·si-lux·u·ri·ous , adjective qua·si-lux·u·ri·ous·ly , adverb su·per·lux·u·ri·ous , adjective su·per·lux·u·ri·ous·ly , adverb su·per·lux·u·ri·ous·ness , noun un·lux·u·ri·ous , adjective un·lux·u·ri·ous·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for luxurious ostentatious ,
stately ,
posh ,
sumptuous ,
palatial ,
gorgeous ,
lush ,
fancy ,
comfortable ,
splendid ,
lavish ,
opulent ,
grand ,
extravagant ,
imposing ,
deluxe ,
plush ,
expensive ,
ritzy ,
upscale Examples from the Web for luxurious Contemporary Examples of luxurious One of its few concessions to the luxurious standards of the neighbors is a long, winding road.
But Lear insists his longer, more detailed journeys are more thorough, experience-rich, and luxurious .
But with unlimited access to the luxurious sandwiches, piled high with glistening meat, a buttery apocalypse of gluttony unfolded.
But cozy coats were also plentiful and added soft, luxurious warmth.
Iris Van Herpen and Delphine Manivet each have a technical mastery that falls within the luxurious customs of haute couture.
Historical Examples of luxurious There was a large bedroom and bath, and a luxurious study or lounging room.
So Roland lived on week after week in luxurious thoughtlessness.
Observe, that Darius was not the son of a king, and had not received a luxurious education.
Men are conservatives when they are least vigorous, or when they are most luxurious .
Athenaeus also mentions one Apion who wrote a book on luxurious living.
British Dictionary definitions for luxurious adjective characterized by luxury
enjoying or devoted to luxury
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Derived Forms luxuriously , adverb luxuriousness , noun Word Origin for luxurious C14: via Old French from Latin luxuriōsus excessive
usage Luxurious is sometimes wrongly used where luxuriant is meant: he had a luxuriant (not luxurious ) moustache; the walls were covered with a luxuriant growth of wisteria
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Word Origin and History for luxurious adj. c.1300, "lascivious, lecherous, unchaste," from Old French luxurios "lustful, lascivious" (Modern French luxurieux ), from Latin luxuriosus , from luxuria (see luxury ). Meaning "given to luxury, voluptuous" (of persons) is from c.1600. Of things, meaning "characterized by luxury" is attested from c.1650. Related: Luxuriously ; luxuriousness .
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