luxury

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
  2. noun the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
  3. noun wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

Etymology

From Middle English luxurie, from Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria (“rankness, luxury”), from luxus (“extravagance, luxury”).

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