luxurynoun
uk/ˈlʌk.ʃər.i/us/ˈlʌk.ʃɚ.i/B1 [ U ] great comfort, especially as provided by expensive and beautiful things:
to live in luxury
a luxury cruise
a luxury hotel
C1 [ C ] something expensive that is pleasant to have but is not necessary:
luxuries, such as champagne and chocolate
I like to buy myself little luxuries from time to time.
B2 [ S or U ] something that gives you a lot of pleasure but cannot be done often:
A day off work is such a luxury.
More examples
- They have six holiday/luxury apartments for sale.
- He's living in luxury in the south of France.
- We certainly don't lead a life of luxury but we're not poor either.
- Lotus make luxury cars for a small but significant niche market.
- Once you've tasted luxury it's very hard to settle for anything else.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Expensive & luxurious
- costly
- delicacy
- deluxe
- exclusive
- executive
- expense
- expensive
- grand
- grandly
- lush
- luxurious
- opulent
- plush
- premium-rate
- priceless
- richly
- sumptuous
- swish
- tony
- unaffordable
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