luxurylux‧u‧ry /ˈlʌkʃəri/ ●●○ noun (plural luxuries) 
She stole to keep her boyfriend in luxury. He was leading a life of luxury in Australia.luxury hotel/car/home etc (=expensive and large) We stayed in a five-star luxury hotel. The dress is lambswool – pure luxury.2[countable] something expensive that you do not need, but you buy for pleasure and enjoyment OPP necessity: luxuries like chocolate and perfume3afford/have/enjoy the luxury of something to have something that is very pleasant or convenient, that you are not always able to have: For the first time in three years, they actually had the luxury of a whole day together. → in the lap of luxury at lap1(5)COLLOCATIONSadjectivesgreat luxury· She was used to a life of great luxury.pure/sheer luxury (=used when you want to emphasize that something gives great comfort and pleasure)· The blouse was satin, and felt like pure luxury.the ultimate luxury (=something you consider a very great luxury)· A hot tub in your own back yard is the ultimate luxury.comparative luxury (=comfortable when compared to other things)· We were glad to return to the comparative luxury of our tent away from the rain.luxury + NOUNa luxury hotel/home/apartment· They stayed at luxury hotels during their trip.a luxury car· The manager drove a luxury car.a luxury ship/yacht· He'd booked a holiday on a luxury cruise ship.a luxury holiday· The first prize in the competition is a luxury holiday for two in Jamaica.luxury items/goods (=expensive things)· At Christmas we try to afford a few luxury items.verbslive in luxury· While some people live in luxury, most are struggling to find enough money to live on.phrasesa life of luxury· It was difficult to give up a life of luxury.the lap of luxury (=a very comfortable situation, especially compared to other situations or other people)· After camping for a week, my own bed felt like the lap of luxury.· The foreigners lived in the lap of luxury.a touch of luxury (=something that makes something seem more pleasurable and comfortable)· Leather chairs added a touch of luxury to the room.something is the height of luxury (=something that is extremely comfortable and gives you a lot of pleasure)· If you want bath time to be the height of luxury, you will be inspired by our latest range of shower accessories.
WORD ORIGINluxury
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria ‘too great quantity’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- In this society, a few enjoy luxury while others endure grinding poverty.
- We can't afford luxuries like piano lessons any more.
- Absolute poverty has fallen steadily since the industrial revolution, which is why yesterday's luxuries have become today's necessities.
- Correspondence is, for me, a luxury which stirs my sensibilities, especially if it be with an old friend.
- I awoke in the soundproofed luxury of the Princess Grace Hospital, none the worse for the two-hour operation.
- It was luxuries like A / C that brought down the Roman Empire.
- Now many new-product developers have barely the luxury of fifteen weeks to get a product designed and off to market.
- What luxury it would be to get out and stretch.
- What other organization would claim such inattention to details like pricing and luxury suites?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives She wasn’t used to living in the lap of luxury. She’s now in Hollywood living a life of luxury. Guy’s home is the ultimate in luxury.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· She was used to a life of great luxury.
(=used when you want to emphasize that something gives great comfort and pleasure)· The blouse was satin, and felt like pure luxury.
(=something you consider a very great luxury)· A hot tub in your own back yard is the ultimate luxury.
(=comfortable when compared to other things)· We were glad to return to the comparative luxury of our tent away from the rain.
luxury + NOUN· They stayed at luxury hotels during their trip.
· The manager drove a luxury car.
· He'd booked a holiday on a luxury cruise ship.
· The first prize in the competition is a luxury holiday for two in Jamaica.
(=expensive things)· At Christmas we try to afford a few luxury items.
verbs· While some people live in luxury, most are struggling to find enough money to live on.
phrases· It was difficult to give up a life of luxury.
(=a very comfortable situation, especially compared to other situations or other people)· After camping for a week, my own bed felt like the lap of luxury.· The foreigners lived in the lap of luxury.
(=something that makes something seem more pleasurable and comfortable)· Leather chairs added a touch of luxury to the room.
(=something that is extremely comfortable and gives you a lot of pleasure)· If you want bath time to be the height of luxury, you will be inspired by our latest range of shower accessories.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· The school has been converted into luxury apartments.
· He went on a luxury cruise to Alaska.
· Laura shares a luxury flat with her sister Chloe.
· The new industrial middle classes began to demand luxury goods.
(=an expensive and comfortable hotel)· a luxury hotel in central London
· Higher duties were placed on luxury imports.
· Tea and coffee, once luxury items, became standard drinks for every social class.
She wasn’t used to living in the lap of luxury. She’s now in Hollywood living a life of luxury. Guy’s home is the ultimate in luxury.· One told the researchers that one player with flair was an expensive luxury, two was a luxury they couldn't afford.· Neither is it an expensive luxury for those who prefer to travel by rail.· At around £5,000 each, jukeboxes are an expensive luxury, favoured mainly by pop stars.
· Enjoying your leisure One of the great luxuries of retirement is the increased leisure time it brings.· Fawzia was sophisticated and had been accustomed to great luxury and pampering, no least from her doting brother.· In this region, most passengers count reliable bus services on sensible routes as the greatest luxury we can expect.
· He seemed to want to try to remain in the underworld while still reaching out for life's little comforts and luxuries.· Figure out a budget, identifying little luxuries that could be eliminated.· Is our faith a little luxury we allow ourselves to benefit from once a week when we come to church.· But this is my little luxury that I have when I can.· For example, little luxuries may cost more to install, but can actually reduce fuel bills.
· Inventor Mike Godwin has created Cozydry - the ultimate luxury in bathroom aids.· No expense has been spared to make each home the ultimate in luxury.· As the ultimate luxury, hairdressers Molton Brown have created a men-only salon for boys to get a haircut in peace!
NOUN· A: $ 19. 50 is the most expensive seat other than luxury boxes.· His section was just below Al Davis' luxury box, and 2.
· Fellow car giant Nissan is co-operating with Ford, and will also use luxury cars to introduce the services.· Does he drive a luxury car?· It could be a cheap family saloon; it could be a luxury car.· He specialized in finding stolen luxury cars, developing excellent contacts with both police and criminals.· That's what luxury cars are for.· The luxury car maker attributed that to strong sales of its new small Cclass sedans.· Not so long ago, the idea of a luxury car was unambiguous.· Managers were promised luxury cars as incentives.
· They alleged they were misled about the cost of building their own luxury homes.· Toll Brothers Inc., a builder of luxury homes, is seeing a rapid rise in its sales.
· Embassy, an airport fuel depot and the entrance of a luxury hotel.· Rohs said luxury hotels have risen in value since the early 1990s.· By 1999, so the timetable says, the infrastructure will be ready and several luxury hotels will be open.· He shows up at racetracks, shopping malls, luxury hotels.· Luton Hoo, following tragedy in the Phillipps family was sold in 1999 to a luxury hotel group.
· In the future, small farmers will re-emerge to provide the luxury items and the special foods that people enjoy.· A bust heart is a luxury item.· In general, such luxury items occur only rarely in Lincoln and the owners may well have been relatively wealthy burghers.· Today, justice has become a luxury item reserved for the few.· The stores vary but the shopping list remains the same except for the addition of the occasional seasonal or a luxury item.
· Now the trend is for single-sport facilities designed to maximize revenues from sales of luxury suites, restaurants, shops and advertising.· What other organization would claim such inattention to details like pricing and luxury suites?· Add 160 luxury suites and the overall effect is pretty spectacular.· Only 20 of 64 luxury suites will be opened.· Call the luxury suites Nicole's Condos.· Backers of the stadium hope to pay much of the cost of the stadium by selling luxury suites and private seat licenses.
VERB· When I painted it was for myself, I could afford the luxury of spending two years on a painting.· The Fannings knew the Garcfas could not afford such a luxury these days.· Smaller companies that can't afford these luxuries can sometimes arrange to use spare capacity on the network of a nearby multinational.· But most people in Hanoi could not afford consumer luxuries, and even acquiring necessities was a full-time job.· Is this what women became if afforded the luxury of turned tables?· They couldn't afford the luxury of open-market values.· Undefended, or strife-torn, it could afford no such luxury.
· Tour Directors aren't allowed the luxury of being ill.· Furthermore, the time frame for completing the transaction may not allow the luxury of negotiating heads.· She allowed herself the luxury of screaming, and yelped as each stroke ignited a searing throb in her outraged fundament.· A man divided can not allow himself the luxury of complacency.· This is not an income that allows for any luxuries.· Sergeant Bramble allowed himself the luxury of a fleeting smile.· It is very simple: the artist can not allow himself the luxury of letting himself be manipulated passively by our culture.
· People used to stand in line to buy luxury high-rise units.
· Whitfield enjoys a comparative luxury tonight with a full squad available.· His workers, unlike others in similar communities, would enjoy an unusual luxury.· I was too bound up with the problems of the present moment to enjoy the luxury of retrospection.· I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few rewards.· I am in Sam's oar boat, enjoying the luxury of safety straps to hang on to.· Alastair and Flora came quite often and the four of them enjoyed the luxury of being totally at ease.· He craves the simplicity and innocence of a pastoral world but also wishes to enjoy the luxuries of his own.· Most enjoyed the luxury of employing a cleaner to do their housework but a few took a puritanical delight in doing their own.
· Yet at the same time Kim came to live in luxury and exclusiveness beyond the dreams of kings.· I am currently living a life of luxury.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[uncountable] very great comfort and pleasure, such as you get from expensive food, beautiful houses, cars etcin luxury- Defenders have the luxury of double-teaming Riley.
- In the criminal trial, the prosecution did not have the luxury of depositions.
- Is this what women became if afforded the luxury of turned tables?
- The human species can no longer afford the luxury of such long double-takes or the leisurely changes of heart of entrenched scientists.
- They couldn't afford the luxury of open-market values.
- They did have the luxury of hit and run.
- We do not have the luxury of thinking our problems will miraculously be solved by better times ahead.
- When I painted it was for myself, I could afford the luxury of spending two years on a painting.
- All these artists were the height of fashion in the middle years of the 19C.
- The stunning luminous display and thickly padded, genuine leather wristband are the height of fashion in any setting.
- And has been keeping him in the lap of luxury, hasn't he, all this time.
- Fido too is living in the lap of luxury in pet-crazy Britain.
- It should ensure your pet lives in the lap of luxury - without risking a legal challenge.
- Last week Katie Wood was living in the lap of luxury up in Wick.
- Whilst the interior allows you to sit in the lap of luxury.
She stole to keep her boyfriend in luxury. He was leading a life of luxury in Australia.luxury hotel/car/home etc (=expensive and large) We stayed in a five-star luxury hotel. The dress is lambswool – pure luxury.2[countable] something expensive that you do not need, but you buy for pleasure and enjoyment OPP necessity: luxuries like chocolate and perfume3afford/have/enjoy the luxury of something to have something that is very pleasant or convenient, that you are not always able to have: For the first time in three years, they actually had the luxury of a whole day together. → in the lap of luxury at lap1(5)COLLOCATIONSadjectivesgreat luxury· She was used to a life of great luxury.pure/sheer luxury (=used when you want to emphasize that something gives great comfort and pleasure)· The blouse was satin, and felt like pure luxury.the ultimate luxury (=something you consider a very great luxury)· A hot tub in your own back yard is the ultimate luxury.comparative luxury (=comfortable when compared to other things)· We were glad to return to the comparative luxury of our tent away from the rain.luxury + NOUNa luxury hotel/home/apartment· They stayed at luxury hotels during their trip.a luxury car· The manager drove a luxury car.a luxury ship/yacht· He'd booked a holiday on a luxury cruise ship.a luxury holiday· The first prize in the competition is a luxury holiday for two in Jamaica.luxury items/goods (=expensive things)· At Christmas we try to afford a few luxury items.verbslive in luxury· While some people live in luxury, most are struggling to find enough money to live on.phrasesa life of luxury· It was difficult to give up a life of luxury.the lap of luxury (=a very comfortable situation, especially compared to other situations or other people)· After camping for a week, my own bed felt like the lap of luxury.· The foreigners lived in the lap of luxury.a touch of luxury (=something that makes something seem more pleasurable and comfortable)· Leather chairs added a touch of luxury to the room.something is the height of luxury (=something that is extremely comfortable and gives you a lot of pleasure)· If you want bath time to be the height of luxury, you will be inspired by our latest range of shower accessories.