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luxurious
rich, sumptuous; promoting luxury: The hotel room was luxurious.
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lux·u·ri·ous
(lŭg-zho͝or′ē-əs, lŭk-sho͝or′-)adj.
1. Marked by luxury or a fondness for luxury: luxurious taste.
2. Providing great pleasure or comfort, especially at great cost: luxurious bedsheets that were made of silk. See Synonyms at sensuous.
lux·u′ri·ous·ly adv.
lux·u′ri·ous·ness n.
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luxurious
(lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs)[C14: via Old French from Latin luxuriōsus excessive]
luxˈuriously adv
luxˈuriousness n
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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lux•u•ri•ous
(lʌgˈʒʊər i əs, lʌkˈʃʊər-)adj.
1. characterized by or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel.
2. given or inclined to luxury: a person with luxurious tastes.
3. given to pleasure, esp. of the senses.
4. present or occurring in great abundance; luxuriant.
[1300–50; Middle English < Latin]
lux•u′ri•ous•ly, adv.
lux•u′ri•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | luxurious - displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents" |
2. | luxurious - rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" rich - suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display" |
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luxurious
adjective
1. sumptuous, expensive, comfortable, magnificent, costly, splendid, lavish, plush (informal), opulent, ritzy (slang), de luxe, well-appointed a luxurious hotel
2. self-indulgent, pleasure-loving, champagne, sensual, pampered, voluptuous, sybaritic, epicurean She had come to enjoy this luxurious lifestyle.
self-indulgent poor, plain, sparing, deprived, economical, austere, Spartan, ascetic, thrifty
self-indulgent poor, plain, sparing, deprived, economical, austere, Spartan, ascetic, thrifty
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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Translations
مُترَفٌمُتْرَف، فَخْم
luxusnípřepychový
luksuriøs
ylellinen
luksuzan
luxus-
lúxus-, ríkmannlegur
贅沢な
호화로운
razkošen
lyxig
หรูหรา
sang trọng
luxurious
[lʌgˈzjʊərɪəs] ADJ [house, apartment, hotel, furnishings] → lujoso, de lujo; [life] → de lujoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
luxurious
[lʌgˈʒʊəriəs] adj [hotel, life-style] → luxueux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
luxurious
adj → luxuriös; food → üppig; a luxurious hotel → ein Luxushotel nt; luxurious travel → Luxusreisen pl; luxurious car → Luxusauto nt; he is a man of luxurious habits/tastes → er hat einen luxuriösen Lebensstil/einen Hang zum Luxus; with a luxurious sigh → mit einem wohligen Seufzer
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
luxurious
[lʌgˈzjʊərɪəs] adj (gen) → lussuoso/a, di lusso; (surroundings) → di lusso; (meal, tastes) → raffinato/a, di lussoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
luxury
(ˈlakʃəri) – plural ˈluxuries – noun1. great comfort usually amongst expensive things. They live in luxury; (also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.
2. something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive. We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.
luxurious (lagˈzjuəriəs) adjective supplied with luxuries. a really luxurious flat/life.
luˈxuriously adverbluˈxuriousness noun
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luxurious
→ مُترَفٌ luxusní luksuriøs luxuriös πολυτελής lujoso ylellinen luxueux luksuzan lussuoso 贅沢な 호화로운 luxueus luksuriøs luksusowy luxuoso роскошный lyxig หรูหรา lüks sang trọng 奢侈的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009