luxuriousness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /lʌɡˈʒʊriəsnəs/ UK /lʌɡˈʒʊəriəsnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being richly comfortable and sumptuous

Guests marveled at the luxuriousness of the suite.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being richly... luxury opulencesumptuousnesslavishness splendor richness

Opposites

austerity plainness simplicity frugality

Word family

Related forms luxurious luxury luxuriate luxe

Etymology

From luxurious + -ness. Luxurious is from Latin luxuriosus ('excessive, voluptuous'), from luxuria ('excess'), ultimately from luxus ('extravagance').

luxuriosus Latin luxus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# luxuriousness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /lʌɡˈʒʊriəsnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /lʌɡˈʒʊəriəsnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being richly comfortable and sumptuous

## Examples
- Guests marveled at the luxuriousness of the suite.

## Synonyms
- luxury
- opulence
- sumptuousness
- lavishness
- splendor
- richness

## Antonyms
- austerity
- plainness
- simplicity
- frugality

## Related Forms
- luxurious
- luxury
- luxuriate
- luxe

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: luxuriosus
- Root: luxus

## Etymology
From luxurious + -ness. Luxurious is from Latin luxuriosus ('excessive, voluptuous'), from luxuria ('excess'), ultimately from luxus ('extravagance').

## AI Etymology
Luxuriousness comes from luxurious + -ness. Luxurious is from Latin luxuriosus ('excessive, voluptuous'), from luxuria ('excess'), ultimately from luxus ('extravagance'). The etymological trail includes Latin luxuriosus and Latin luxus. As a noun, luxuriousness means the quality of being richly comfortable and sumptuous. The same family is visible in related forms such as luxurious, luxury, luxuriate, and luxe. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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