de luxe
adjective
1.
of special elegance, sumptuousness, or fineness; high or highest in quality, luxury, etc.: a deluxe hotel; a deluxe edition of Shakespeare bound in leather.
adverb
2.
in a luxurious or sumptuous manner: We always travel deluxe.
Also, de luxe.
Origin:
1810–20; < French de luxe of luxury
1810–20; < French de luxe of luxury
Related forms
su·per·de·luxe, adjective
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de luxe (də ˈlʌks, ˈlʊks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc: the de luxe model of a car |
| —adv | |
| 2. | chiefly (US) in a luxurious manner |
| [C19: from French, literally: of luxury] | |
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Word Origin & History
deluxe
1819, from Fr. de luxe, lit. "of luxury," from L. luxus "excess, abundance."
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