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How to pronounce luxurious in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms epicurean, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous
Derivation luxuriousness


enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs.
Type Words
Synonyms deluxe, gilded, grand, lush, opulent, princely, sumptuous
Derivation luxuriousness, luxury

Examples of luxurious

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Turning buffalo hides into luxurious rugs and robes became a lucrative industry.
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They can be surprisingly luxurious inside, with carpets, televisions and stoves.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Simply follow this handy guide on the world's top 10 luxurious holiday hotspots.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
This honeydew-blackberry tart offers a nice balance between light and luxurious.
From the tennessean.com
Lisa Leslie remembers her surprise at the big arenas and luxurious locker rooms.
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Flying coach these days isn't exactly the most spacious or luxurious experience.
From the abcnews.go.com
Luxurious hosiery with creative designs is the affordable accessory this season.
From the post-gazette.com
In one luxurious passage on Saturday and Sunday three different duets coincided.
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The decor was generic, and the bath was just a bath, with no luxurious features.
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More examples
  • Epicurean: displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"
  • Deluxe: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
  • (luxuriously) in an indulgently luxurious manner; "she sprawled out luxuriously on the sofa"
  • (luxuriously) high: in a rich manner; "he lives high"
  • (luxuriousness) luxury: wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  • (luxury) something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
  • (luxury) lavishness: the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
  • "Luxurious" is an R&B song written by Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal for Stefani's debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby (2004). It samples the Isley Brothers' "Between the Sheets" (1983).
  • (Luxuriousness) In economics, a luxury good is a good for which demand increases more than proportionally as income rises, in contrast to a "necessity good", for which demand is not related to income.