luxurious

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English luxurious, from Old French luxurios (modern French luxurieux), from Latin lū̆xuriōsus (“rank, luxuriant, profuse, excessive, immoderate”), from lū̆xuria (“rankness, luxury”), from lū̆xus (“extravagance, luxury”). By surface analysis, luxury +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /lʌɡˈʒʊəɹi.əs/, /lʌɡˈzjʊə-/, /lʌkˈʃʊə-/, /-lʌkˈsjʊə-/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /lʌɡˈʒɵːɹɪjəs/, /-lʌkˈʃɵː-/, /-lʌɡˈʒoː-/, /-lʌkˈʃoː-/ (General American) IPA(key): /lʌɡˈʒʊɹi.əs/, /-lʌkˈʃʊɹ-/, /-lʌɡˈʒɝ-/, /-lʌkˈʃɝ-/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /lʊɡˈʒʊəɹi.əs/, /lʊkˈʃʊə-/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /lʌɡˈʒʉɾe.əs/, /lʌkˈʃʉ-/ === Adjective === luxurious (comparative more luxurious, superlative most luxurious) Very fine in quality and comfortable. Synonyms: deluxe, opulent, plush, sumptuous, luxury Antonyms: basic, impoverished, poor (dated) Enjoying the pleasures of luxury, accustomed to luxury. Synonyms: decadent, epicurean; see also Thesaurus:hedonistic Antonyms: ascetic, abstemious ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== luxuriant luxuriate luxuriously luxury ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “luxurious”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “luxurious”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === luxsorius, luxorious, luxoryows, luxuryouse, luxuriouse === Etymology === From Old French luxurios, from Latin luxuriosus; equivalent to luxurie +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lukˈsjuːriˌuːs/, /lukˈsjuːrius/ === Adjective === luxurious Lusty, lascivious; sexually transgressive. Shocking; surprising in a negative way. ==== Descendants ==== English: luxurious ==== References ==== “luxūriǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 October 2018.