Sekirov Dictionary

luxury

UK /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/US /ˈlʌɡ.ʒə.ɹi/

noun 5
adjective 3
forms 3
phrases 1

noun5

very rich and comfortable living conditions and the easy life they bring
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Something desirable but expensive and that one can live without.
- “[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic? […]” — 1910
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Something that is pleasant and desirable but not necessary in life (whether expensive or not).
- Sir Humphrey Appleby: Bernard, what do you want? / Bernard Woolley: I want to have a clear conscience. / […] / Sir Humphrey Appleby: When did you acquire this taste for luxuries (laugh track)? — 1980
(no longer used) Lustfulness; sexual desire or attraction.
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(no longer used) Copulation; the act or action of sex.
- Let not the Royall Bed of Denmark be / A Couch for Luxury and damned Incest. — 1599

adjective3

Very expensive.
Pertaining to the top-end market segment for mass production mass market vehicles, above the premium market segment.
Not essential but desirable and enjoyable and indulgent.

forms

luxuries · more luxury · most luxury

Phrases with luxury

lap of luxury
A position or situation in which one is spoiled and indulged.

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