The meaning of LUXURIOUS is characterized by opulence, sumptuousness, or rich abundance : of, relating to, or marked by luxury. How to use luxurious in a sentence.

(Definition of luxurious from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of luxurious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Luxurious means feeling or expressing great pleasure and comfort. Amy tilted her wine in her glass with a luxurious sigh.

1. Marked by luxury or a fondness for luxury: luxurious taste. 2. Providing great pleasure or comfort, especially at great cost: luxurious bedsheets that were made of silk. See Synonyms at sensuous.

Nov 8, 2025 · From Middle English luxurious, from Old French luxurios (modern French luxurieux), from Latin lū̆xuriōsus (“rank, luxuriant, profuse, excessive, immoderate”), from lū̆xuria (“rankness, luxury”), …

The adjective luxurious describes something that is of very high quality or expensive taste, like your luxurious living room filled with the softest rugs and gorgeous furniture hand-crafted in Italy.