Associations to the word «Luxury»

Wiktionary

LUXURY, noun. Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings.
LUXURY, noun. Something desirable but expensive.
LUXURY, noun. Something very pleasant but not really needed in life.
LUXURY, adjective. Very expensive
LUXURY, adjective. Not essential but desirable and enjoyable and indulgent.
LUXURY GOOD, noun. A product or service that is not considered essential to everyday life and is associated with affluence.
LUXURY GOODS, noun. Plural of luxury good
LUXURY TAX, noun. Any tax on the sale of items not considered to be essential to a reasonable standard of living; either to increase revenue, or to discourage the use of certain articles.
LUXURY TAXES, noun. Plural of luxury tax

Dictionary definition

LUXURY, noun. Something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity.
LUXURY, noun. The quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive.
LUXURY, noun. Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne