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luxury
/ˈlʌɡ.ʒə.ɹi/
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What does luxury mean?
noun
- Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
- Something desirable but expensive and that one can live without.
- Something that is pleasant and desirable but not necessary in life (whether expensive or not).
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adjective
- Very expensive.
- Not essential but desirable and enjoyable and indulgent.
- Pertaining to the top-end market segment for mass production mass market vehicles, above the premium market segment.
noun
- (obsolete) Lustfulness; sexual desire or attraction.
- (obsolete) Copulation; the act or action of sex.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlʌɡ.ʒə.ɹi/
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It was his mother’s custom to bring him some trifle for supper on Friday night, the night of luxury for the colliers.
The speaker found no truth in one of the popular reports, namely, that this strange man lived in great luxury and splendor.
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Do you remember that Saul of Tarsus would have never been remembered had he lived the life of luxury planned for him?
The greatest luxury was to find for our beds a beach of pebbles, for they were dry and yielded to the body.
When profits are high, that sober virtue seems to be superfluous, and expensive luxury to suit better the affluence of his situation.