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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslujo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈlu.xo/
"El hotel ofrece un lujo sin precedentes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of great comfort and extravagant living, especially attained through immense wealth.
"They spent a week living in absolute luxury at the five-star resort." - 2
An inessential, highly desirable item or experience that provides pleasure and is typically difficult to obtain.
"Having a quiet hour to read a book every day is a rare luxury for working parents."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'luxuria', meaning excess, riot, or debauchery, stemming from 'luxus', which originally meant pomp, extravagance, or dislocated. It entered Middle English via Old French 'luxurie' before shifting from its moral connotation of lustfulness to its modern sense of sumptuous living and material abundance in the 17th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Luxury" is said worldwide
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luxe
Transliteration: /lyks/
"Ils vivent dans le luxe et l'abondance."
Luxus
Transliteration: /ˈlʊksʊs/
"Ein eigenes Zimmer ist ein echter Luxus."
lussso
Transliteration: /ˈlus.so/
Script: lusso
"Viaggiare in prima classe è un grande lusso."
lujo
Transliteration: /ˈlu.xo/
"El hotel ofrece un lujo sin precedentes."
luxo
Transliteration: /ˈlu.ksu/
"O carro novo é um verdadeiro luxo."
विलासिता
Transliteration: vilasita
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वे अत्यधिक विलासिता का जीवन जीते हैं।"
奢侈
Transliteration: shē chǐ
Script: 中文汉字
"住在这家酒店是一种极大的奢侈。"
사치
Transliteration: sachi
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 사치스러운 생활을 즐긴다."
ぜいたく
Transliteration: zeitaku
Script: 日本語
"毎晩外食するのは贅沢なことです。"
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