luxurious

1. 1.

   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”

   Synonymsepicureanluxuriantsybariticvoluptuaryvoluptuous

   Similarindulgent
2. 2.

   ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

   “a princely sum”

   “gilded dining rooms”

   “these architecture magazines are full of the lush interiors of the rich and famous”

   Synonymsdeluxegildedgrandopulentprincelysumptuouslush

   Similarrich

Questions about luxurious

What does luxurious mean?

luxurious means "displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in luxurious?

luxurious has 4 syllables: lux-u-ri-ous. The stress falls on "u". In IPA it is /ləɡˈʒɝiəs/.

What is another word for luxurious?

Close synonyms include epicurean, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is luxurious a common word?

luxurious is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.