FromMiddle Englishluxurious, fromOld Frenchluxurios (modernFrenchluxurieux), fromLatinlū̆xuriōsus(“rank, luxuriant, profuse, excessive, immoderate”), fromlū̆xuria(“rankness, luxury”), fromlū̆xus(“extravagance, luxury”). Bysurface analysis,luxury +-ous.
luxurious (comparativemoreluxurious,superlativemostluxurious)
- Very fine in quality and comfortable.
- Synonyms:deluxe,opulent,plush,sumptuous
- Antonyms:basic,impoverished,poor
aluxurious hotel suite
1947 January and February, “Notes and News: New Southern Channel Steamer”, inRailway Magazine, page49:With herluxurious furnishings and spacious accommodation theInvicta, which is 350-ft. long and has a gross tonnage of 4,178, resembles a small liner.
- (dated) Enjoying the pleasures ofluxury,accustomed toluxury.
- Synonyms:decadent,epicurean;see alsoThesaurus:hedonistic
- Antonyms:ascetic,abstemious
1856, George P. Marsh,The Camel: His Organization Habits and Uses Considered with Reference to His Introduction into the United States, pages115-116:Invalids, andluxurious persons, require more artificial arrangements for travelling on the camel.
1857, Lectures Delivered Before the Young Men's Christian Association,(Please provide the book title or journal name):When one looks at the elegantly dressed people round the gaming table, who perhaps laugh at everything which impresses other people with awe, who scoff at the Church and the Bible, one could scarcely think it possible that these enlightened, pleasure-loving,luxurious men of the world, carry on in secret, cabalistic nonsense, turning over cards, fortune telling, studying the significance of signs and dreams[…]
very fine and comfortable
enjoying pleasures of luxury
Translations to be checked
FromOld Frenchluxurios, fromLatinluxuriosus; equivalent toluxurie +-ous.
- IPA(key): /lukˈsjuːriˌuːs/,/lukˈsjuːrius/
luxurious
- Lusty, lascivious; sexuallytransgressive.
- Shocking; surprising in a negative way.
