luxurious
Meaning
- Very fine in quality and comfortable.
- Enjoying the pleasures of luxury.
Synonyms
lucullan
elegrant
eating dainties
rich and prosperous
dignified and pretty
high-tasted
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lʌɡˈʒʊə.ɹɪəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English luxurious, from Old French luxurios (modern French luxurieux), from Latin luxuriosus (“rank, luxuriant, profuse, excessive, immoderate”), from luxuria (“rankness, luxury”), from luxus (“extravagance, luxury”).
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