Luxury

  • 21luxury — [ˈlʌkʃəri] noun I 1) [U] a situation in which you are very comfortable because you have the best and most expensive things They live a life of absolute luxury.[/ex] 2) [C] something expensive that you enjoy but do not really need 3) [C] something …

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  • 22luxury — noun 1) we ll live in luxury Syn: opulence, luxuriousness, sumptuousness, grandeur, magnificence, splendor, lavishness, the lap of luxury, a bed of roses, (the land of) milk and honey; informal the life of Riley Ant: austerity, poverty …

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  • 23luxury — n. (pl. ies) 1 choice or costly surroundings, possessions, food, etc.; luxuriousness (a life of luxury). 2 something desirable for comfort or enjoyment, but not indispensable. 3 (attrib.) providing great comfort, expensive (a luxury flat; a… …

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  • 24luxury — lux·u·ry || lÊŒkʃərɪ n. something which is unnecessary and often expensive, something which contributes to one s pleasure or comfort; indulgence in expensive and unnecessary items; costly and magnificent living adj. of or pertaining to… …

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  • 25luxury — noun 1) we ll live in luxury Syn: opulence, sumptuousness, grandeur, magnificence, splendour, affluence 2) a TV is his only luxury Syn: indulgence, extravagance, treat, extra, frill …

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  • 26luxury — See: IN THE LAP OF LUXURY …

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  • 27luxury — See: IN THE LAP OF LUXURY …

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  • 28luxury — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian splendor, Cyrenaic hedonism, Cyrenaicism, Easy Street, affluence, amenity, amusement, animal pleasure, appeal, appealingness, appetite, appetitiveness, attractiveness, bed of roses, bedizenment, bewitchment …

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  • 29luxury — [14] Luxury was originally a pejorative word, denoting ‘sinful self indulgence’. Not until the 17th century did it begin to acquire its positive modern connotations of costliness, comfort, and desirability. It came via Old French from Latin… …

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  • 30luxury — See: in the lap of luxury …

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