de luxe

/ dəˈlʌks; ˈlʊks /

adjective

1. (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc

   the de luxe model of a car

adverb

1. in a luxurious manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of de luxe¹

C19: from French, literally: of luxury

Example Sentences

Please refund money at once or forward me without delay a consistent photograph of a 'special edition de luxe' girl.

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You paid me a lot of money—all in advance—for a six weeks' special edition de luxe Love-Letter Serial.

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"Strikes me that Paul is something of an objet de luxe," he reflected, as he turned off Albany Street.

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This is the opportunity "de luxe" for the child to earn a few pennies to enlarge his bank account.

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Well, after all, the suites de luxe on some of the ocean liners were not so bad, with their own dining-saloons attached.

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