luxurious
[ luhg-zhoor-ee-uhs, luhk-shoor- ]
/ lʌgˈʒʊər i əs, lʌkˈʃʊər- /
adjective
given to or loving luxury; wanting or requiring what is choice, expensive, or the like: a person with luxurious tastes.
given to pleasure, especially of the senses; voluptuous.
present or occurring in great abundance, rich profusion, etc.; opulent: a luxurious harvest; music of luxurious beauty.
excessively ornate; overelaborate: luxurious prose.
Origin of luxurious
SYNONYMS FOR luxurious
OTHER WORDS FROM luxurious
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH luxurious
luxuriant luxuriousWords nearby luxurious
luxor,
luxulianite,
luxuriance,
luxuriant,
luxuriate,
luxurious,
luxury,
luxury tax,
luzern,
luzhou,
luzon
Example sentences from the Web for luxuriously
British Dictionary definitions for luxuriously
luxurious
/ (lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs) /
adjective
Derived forms of luxurious
luxuriously, adverb luxuriousness, nounWord Origin for luxurious
C14: via Old French from Latin
luxuriōsus excessive
usage for luxurious
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