luxury

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Great comfort and pleasure, usually involving expensive things.

   After years of saving, they finally lived in luxury.

2. 2
   noun

   Something pleasant and enjoyable that you do not really need.

   A long, hot bath is a luxury I rarely have time for.

Common collocations

• luxury hotel Adjective + noun

From Middle English luxurie, from Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria (“rankness, luxury”), from luxus (“extravagance, luxury”).

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