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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lux•u•ri•ous /lʌgˈʒʊriəs, lʌkˈʃʊr-/USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by luxury:a luxurious hotel.
- given or inclined to luxury:luxurious tastes.
- of the richest or finest quality:luxurious shampoos.
lux•u•ri•ous•ly, adv. lux•u•ri•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lux•u•ri•ous (lug zhŏŏr′ē əs, luk shŏŏr′-),USA pronunciation adj. - 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, esp. 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.
- Latin luxuriōsus. See luxury, -ous
- Middle English 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rich, sumptuous.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged epicurean.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sensual, self-indulgent.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged squalid.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: luxurious /lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs/ adj - characterized by luxury
- enjoying or devoted to luxury
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin luxuriōsus excessiveluxˈuriously 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 |