luxurious Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
    voluptuous; sybaritic; epicurean; voluptuary; luxuriant.
    • 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
  2. adjective satellite rich and superior in quality
    gilded; princely; sumptuous; opulent; grand; deluxe.
    • a princely sum
    • gilded dining rooms

WordNet


Lux*u"ri*ous adjective
Etymology
L. luxuriosus: cf. F. luxurieux. See Luxury.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to luxury; ministering to luxury; supplied with the conditions of luxury; as, a luxurious life; a luxurious table; luxurious ease. " Luxurious cities. " Milton. -- Lux*u"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Lux*u"ri*ous*ness, n.

Webster 1913