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Webster 1913 Edition
Luxury
Lux′u-ry
,Noun.
pl.
Luxuries
(#)
. [L.
luxuria
, fr. luxus
: cf. F. luxure
.] 1.
A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.
Riches expose a man to pride and
luxury
. Spectator.
2.
Anything which pleases the senses, is not necessary for life, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity;
as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are
Contrasted to luxuries
; in some countries ice is a great luxury
. necessity
. He cut the side of a rock for a garden, and, by laying on it earth, furnished out a kind of
luxury
for a hermit. Addison.
3.
Lechery; lust.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Luxury
is in wine and drunkenness. Chaucer.
Syn. – Voluptuousness; epicurism; effeminacy; sensuality; lasciviousness; dainty; delicacy; gratification.
Webster 1828 Edition
Luxury
LUX'URY
,Noun.
1.
A free or extravagant indulgence in the pleasures of the table, as in rich and expensive diet, or delicious food and liquors; voluptuousness in the gratification of appetite; or the free indulgence in costly dress and equipage. Riches expose a man to pride and luxury.
2.
That which gratifies a nice and fastidious appetite; a dainty; any delicious food or drink. The canvas-back duck is a luxury for an epicure.3.
Any thing delightful to the senses. He cut the side of a rock for a garden, and by laying on it earth, furnished a king of luxury for a hermit.
4.
Lust; lewd desire. [Not now used.]5.
Luxuriance; exuberance of growth. [Not now used.]Definition 2024
luxury
luxury
English
Noun
luxury (plural luxuries)
- Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings.
- Something desirable but expensive.
- 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI:
- “[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic ? […] ”
- 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI:
- Something very pleasant but not really needed in life.
Antonyms
- (dispensable thing): necessity
Translations
very wealthy and comfortable surroundings
something desirable but expensive
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something very pleasant but not really needed in life
Adjective
luxury (comparative more luxury, superlative most luxury)
- very expensive
- not essential but desirable and enjoyable and indulgent.
Translations
indulgent