- [uncountable] the fact of enjoying special and expensive things, particularly food and drink, clothes and places
- a life of unimaginable luxury
- in luxury Now we'll be able to live in luxury for the rest of our lives.
Extra Examples- It was sheer luxury to step into a hot bath.
- Silk sheets added the final touch of luxury.
- The resort offers luxury on a grand scale.
- We can't afford such luxury.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- pure
- sheer
- …
- touch
- enjoy
- afford
- live in
- …
- hotel
- car
- coach
- …
- in luxury
- have the luxury of (doing) something
- a life of luxury
- the lap of luxury
- …
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- [countable] a thing that is expensive and pleasant but not essential synonym extravagance
- small luxuries like chocolate and flowers
- I love having a long, hot bath—it's one of life's little luxuries.
- It was a luxury if you had a washing machine in those days.
- A comfortable bed to sleep in is a luxury that we take for granted.
Extra Examples- He missed the simple luxuries of life, like regular meals.
- She's had every luxury in life.
- We can't afford luxuries.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- expensive
- unaffordable
- affordable
- …
- afford
- enjoy
- have
- …
- tax
- have every luxury
- [uncountable, singular] a pleasure or an advantage that you do not often have
- We had the luxury of being able to choose from four good candidates for the job.
Extra Examples- He had the luxury of spending time at his family's summer home.
- We enjoyed the luxury of an expensive restaurant meal.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- pure
- sheer
- …
- touch
- enjoy
- afford
- live in
- …
- hotel
- car
- coach
- …
- in luxury
- have the luxury of (doing) something
- a life of luxury
- the lap of luxury
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting lechery): from Old French luxurie, luxure, from Latin luxuria, from luxus ‘excess’. The earliest current sense dates from the mid 17th cent.
Idioms
See luxury in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee luxury in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishin the lap of luxury
- in easy, comfortable conditions, and enjoying the advantages of being rich
- We spent two weeks in the hotel living in the lap of luxury.
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