Added 10 October 2026
luxurious
/lʌɡˈʒʊəɹi.əs/ adjective
In Latin: lautus, opiparus Wiktionary
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Very fine in quality and comfortable.
a luxurious hotel suite
- Enjoying the pleasures of luxury, accustomed to luxury.
Origin
From Middle English luxurious, from Old French luxurios (modern French luxurieux), from Latin lū̆xuriōsus (“rank, luxuriant, profuse, excessive, immoderate”), from lū̆xuria (“rankness, luxury”), from lū̆xus (“extravagance, luxury”). By surface analysis, luxury + -ous.
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