LUXURIOUS

epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous

(adjective) displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; “an epicurean banquet”; “enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs”; “Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence”; “a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness”

deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous, lush

(adjective) ostentatiously rich and superior in quality; “a princely sum”; “gilded dining rooms”; “these architecture magazines are full of the lush interiors of the rich and famous”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

luxurious (comparative more luxurious, superlative most luxurious)

Very fine in quality and comfortable.

(dated) Enjoying the pleasures of luxury.

Synonyms

• epicurean

Antonyms

• impoverished

• abstemious

Source: Wiktionary


Lux*u"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. luxuriosus: cf. F. luxurieux. See Luxury.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to luxury; ministering to luxury; supplied with the conditions of luxury; as, a luxurious life; a luxurious table; luxurious ease. " Luxurious cities. " Milton.

– Lux*u"ri*ous*ly, adv.

– Lux*u"ri*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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