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luxury
has definitions from the field of business
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[ noun ] something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
Synonyms Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)But for many_of us , it will prove an enjoyable luxury . (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)But can we any longer afford the luxury of such smug indignation ? Related terms |
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[ adjective ] elegant and sumptuous
Examples "a deluxe car" "luxe accommodations" "a luxury condominium" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Yet even here many_a problem is presented ; as in a recent design competition with a floor_plan and the simple command - `` design a luxury apartment '' ; no description of the client or his cultural level , no assertion of geographical_area or local social necessities - simply `` a luxury apartment '' . Yet even here many_a problem is presented ; as in a recent design competition with a floor_plan and the simple command - `` design a luxury apartment '' ; no description of the client or his cultural level , no assertion of geographical_area or local social necessities - simply `` a luxury apartment '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
Synonyms Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)He , and Mrs._Dalloway , too , had never permitted themselves the luxury of joys that dug_into the bone_marrow of the spirit . Related terms |
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[ noun ] wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
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