luxury
noun
[ ˈlʌkʃ(ə)ri ]
• a state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense.
• "he lived a life of luxury"
Similar:
opulence,
luxuriousness,
sumptuousness,
richness,
costliness,
grandeur,
grandness,
splendour,
magnificence,
lavishness,
lap of luxury,
bed of roses,
milk and honey,
comfort,
security,
affluence,
wealth,
prosperity,
prosperousness,
plenty,
the life of Riley,
luxury
adjective
• luxurious or of the nature of a luxury.
• "a luxury yacht"
Origin:
Middle English (denoting lechery): from Old French luxurie, luxure, from Latin luxuria, from luxus ‘excess’. The earliest current sense dates from the mid 17th century.
