luxurious

[ luhg-zhoor-ee-uhs, luhk-shoor- ]

adjective

1. characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury:

   a luxurious hotel.

   Synonyms: sumptuous, rich

   Antonyms: squalid

2. given to or loving luxury; wanting or requiring what is choice, expensive, or the like:

   a person with luxurious tastes.

   Synonyms: epicurean

3. given to pleasure, especially of the senses; voluptuous.

   Synonyms: self-indulgent, sensual

4. present or occurring in great abundance, rich profusion, etc.; opulent:

   a luxurious harvest; music of luxurious beauty.

5. excessively ornate; overelaborate:

   luxurious prose.

luxurious

/ lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs /

adjective

1. characterized by luxury
2. enjoying or devoted to luxury
3. an archaic word for lecherous

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

Derived Forms

• luxˈuriousness, noun
• luxˈuriously, adverb

Other Word Forms

• lux·uri·ous·ly adverb
• lux·uri·ous·ness noun
• over·lux·uri·ous adjective
• over·lux·uri·ous·ly adverb
• over·lux·uri·ous·ness noun
• prelux·uri·ous adjective
• prelux·uri·ous·ly adverb
• prelux·uri·ous·ness noun
• quasi-lux·uri·ous adjective
• quasi-lux·uri·ous·ly adverb
• super·lux·uri·ous adjective
• super·lux·uri·ous·ly adverb
• super·lux·uri·ous·ness noun
• unlux·uri·ous adjective
• unlux·uri·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of luxurious¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word luxuriōsus. See luxury, -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of luxurious¹

C14: via Old French from Latin luxuriōsus excessive

Example Sentences

This year, two dining experiences competed as the most luxurious at the festival.

From Los Angeles Times

Inside, with its wainscoted white walls and dark oak floors, it’s as luxurious and well-appointed as a Four Seasons hotel.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s much bigger, it’s much more luxurious, there’s a new forward, Kara Swisher has written a preface, and there’s a few extra photos in there.

From Salon

She showed Salon photos and videos of poker girls doing their makeup in luxurious bedrooms of mansions, or partying aboard a yacht.

From Salon

Their once-cramped locker room has been turned into a more spacious, luxurious setting.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• comfortable
• deluxe
• expensive
• extravagant
• fancy
• gorgeous
• grand
• imposing
• lavish
• lush
• opulent
• ostentatious
• palatial
• plush
• posh
• ritzy
• splendid
• stately
• sumptuous
• upscale