(luxuries)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Luxury is very great comfort, especially among beautiful and expensive surroundings.
By all accounts he leads a life of considerable ~...
She was brought up in an atmosphere of ~ and wealth.
= extravagance
N-UNCOUNT
2.
A ~ is something expensive which is not necessary but which gives you pleasure.
A week by the sea is a ~ they can no longer afford...
Telephones are still a ~ in some parts of Spain, Portugal, and Greece.
= extravagance
N-COUNT
3.
A ~ item is something expensive which is not necessary but which gives you pleasure.
He could not afford ~ food on his pay...
He rode on the president’s ~ train through his own state.
ADJ: ADJ n
4.
A ~ is a pleasure which you do not often have the opportunity to enjoy.
Hot baths are my favourite ~...
We were going to have the ~ of a free weekend, to rest and do whatever we pleased.
N-SING: with supp