Synonyms for
Luxury
Definition
Luxury means something that is expensive and not necessary.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- luxury goods
- luxury car
- luxury apartment
- affordable luxury
- ultimate luxury
- luxury hotel
- luxury travel
Word family
Usage note
Luxury often implies something desirable but non-essential, often associated with wealth and comfort. It can sometimes carry a slightly negative connotation of being excessive or wasteful.
Example sentences
- She loves to buy luxury handbags.
- The hotel room was decorated with luxury furniture.
- He drove a luxury car to the party.
- The jewelry store sells luxury watches.
- She enjoyed a luxury vacation on a private island.
Quotes
Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are. - Anais Nin
The greatest luxury is being able to go to movies and plays now and then. - Jane Austen
The luxury of all summer's sweet sensation is to be found when one lies at length in the warm, fragrant grass, soaked with sunshine, aware of regions of blossoming clover and of a high heaven filled with the hum of innumerous bees. - Harriet E. Prescott