luxuriousness
i adjective
2.
given to or loving luxury; wanting or requiring what is choice, expensive, or the like: a person with luxurious tastes.
3.
given to pleasure, especially of the senses; voluptuous.
4.
present or occurring in great abundance, rich profusion, etc.; opulent: a luxurious harvest; music of luxurious beauty.
5.
excessively ornate; overelaborate: luxurious prose.
Related forms
lux·u·ri·ous·ly, adverb
lux·u·ri·ous·ness, noun
o·ver·lux·u·ri·ous, adjective
o·ver·lux·u·ri·ous·ly, adverb
o·ver·lux·u·ri·ous·ness, noun
pre·lux·u·ri·ous, adjective
pre·lux·u·ri·ous·ly, adverb
pre·lux·u·ri·ous·ness, noun
qua·si-lux·u·ri·ous, adjective
qua·si-lux·u·ri·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·lux·u·ri·ous, adjective
su·per·lux·u·ri·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·lux·u·ri·ous·ness, noun
un·lux·u·ri·ous, adjective
un·lux·u·ri·ous·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. rich, sumptuous. 2. epicurean. 3. sensual, self-indulgent.
1. rich, sumptuous. 2. epicurean. 3. sensual, self-indulgent.
Antonyms
1. squalid.
1. squalid.
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luxurious (lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | characterized by luxury |
| 2. | enjoying or devoted to luxury |
| 3. | an archaic word for lecherous |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin luxuriōsus excessive] | |
| usage Luxurious is sometimes wrongly used where luxuriant is meant: he had a luxuriant (not luxurious) moustache; the walls were covered with a luxuriant growth of wisteria | |
| lux'uriously | |
| —adv | |
| lux'uriousness | |
| —n | |
| luxurious (lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | characterized by luxury |
| 2. | enjoying or devoted to luxury |
| 3. | an archaic word for lecherous |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin luxuriōsus excessive] | |
| usage Luxurious is sometimes wrongly used where luxuriant is meant: he had a luxuriant (not luxurious) moustache; the walls were covered with a luxuriant growth of wisteria | |
| lux'uriously | |
| —adv | |
| lux'uriousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
luxurious
early 14c., "lascivious, lecherous, unchaste," from O.Fr. luxurius (Mod.Fr. luxurieux), from L. luxuriosus, from luxuria (see luxury). Meaning "given to luxury, voluptuous" (of persons) is from c.1600. Of things, meaning "characterized by luxury" is attested from c.1650.
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