luxury : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: luxury	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for luxury
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
luxury n something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive Synonym(s): lavishness, luxury, sumptuosity, sumptuousness wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living Synonym(s): luxury, luxuriousness, opulence, sumptuousness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Luxury \Lux"ury\, n.; pl. {Luxuries}. [L. luxuria, fr. luxus: cf. F. luxure.] 1. A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes. Riches expose a man to pride and luxury. --Spectator. 2. Anything which pleases the senses, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are luxuries; in some countries ice is a great luxury. He cut the side of a rock for a garden, and, by laying on it earth, furnished out a kind of luxury* for a hermit. --Addison. 3. Lechery; lust. [Obs.] --Shak. Luxury is in wine and drunkenness. --Chaucer. 4. Luxuriance; exuberance. [Obs.] --Bacon. Syn: Voluptuousness; epicurism; effeminacy; sensuality; lasciviousness; dainty; delicacy; gratification.