1A state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense.

1. 1.1count noun An inessential, desirable item which is expensive or difficult to obtain.
   ‘luxuries like chocolate, scent, and fizzy wine’
   More example sentences

   • ‘Some special editions featured such luxuries as mats and a CD player.’
   • ‘She put televisions and kettles in every cell, not as luxuries but because she considered them to be basics of life.’
   • ‘Branch networks are moribund expensive luxuries, yet customers like branches.’
   • ‘As the gifts and luxuries stack up, is everything as it appears or do dangerous times lie in wait for her?’
   • ‘Some of their own professors in the past might have seen such virtues as expensive luxuries.’
   • ‘Tens of thousands of pensioners are prisoners in their homes, with none of the luxuries Huntley and Bieber receive.’
   • ‘It's easy to forget that luxuries such as fitted carpets and central heating are comparatively recent.’
   • ‘Local taxes and surcharges on luxuries like theatre tickets were also reintroduced as a means of subsidizing hospitals.’
   • ‘Unattainable luxuries were transformed into desirable marks of status or even into affordable necessities.’
   • ‘At the end of a busy day, they go home to such luxuries as double jacuzzi baths.’
   • ‘Victoria felt even more guilty as she eyed up the luxuries dotted around the room.’
   • ‘In fact, the only thing he did act upon was his increasingly voracious appetite for sex, food and expensive luxuries.’
   • ‘With indulgence in luxuries out of the question, he recommended reading, gardening and amateur theatricals.’
   • ‘A washing machine and a refrigerator were luxuries which made the life of the housewife much easier.’
   • ‘In the Sahara, cars, electric showers, water and even toilets are absolute luxuries!’
   • ‘Lottery money has to be sought, not for luxuries or extravagances, but to maintain parks and public areas.’
   • ‘My greatest luxuries were miniature pots of Marmite and packet soups from the canteen.’
   • ‘It is a far cry from the touring luxuries of the bands they have supported.’
   • ‘It wasn't that long ago that cigarette lighters or radios were automotive luxuries.’
   • ‘It was a sitting room, with huge windows and thick carpet and couches and the usual luxuries.’
   Synonyms

   indulgence, extravagance, self-indulgence, treat, extra, non-essential, frill

   View synonyms
2. 1.2in singular A pleasure obtained only rarely.
   ‘they actually had the luxury of a whole day together’
   More example sentences

   • ‘Her mother was chopping meat, which they rarely had the luxury of having, and putting it into a wooden bowl.’
   • ‘He can afford himself the luxury of indulging fantasies about the future.’
   • ‘I did however treat myself to the luxury of some powdered milk and it has revolutionised my evening cup of tea.’
   • ‘Rarely do you have the luxury of going into a movie that you know a lot of people want to see.’
   • ‘I'm writing essays and indulging in the luxury of reading books not written by me.’
   • ‘I've allowed myself the luxury of a day of pure undiluted self-indulgence today.’
   • ‘Since his films were made for next to nothing, he couldn't afford the luxury of paying for film extras.’
   • ‘I go downstairs to fix myself breakfast, and then decide to treat myself to the luxury of eating it in my room.’
   • ‘You haven't got the luxury of getting emotionally involved.’
   • ‘While the first film had a certain low-budget charm, with its tight cast and steep action curve, it had the luxury of being the first of its kind.’
   • ‘With a 15-year-old to look after and a demanding job, I can't afford the luxury of slowing down.’
   • ‘In siege mentality I sought haven in the luxury of a massage.’
   • ‘Whereas Woods had the luxury of laying up at the 13 th and 15th holes, his pursuers did not have that option.’
   • ‘In the global era, we cannot afford the luxury of seeing our two great cities knocking spots off each other rather than joining resources.’
   • ‘Globalisation is a force that does not allow the luxury of saying, ‘Stop, I want to get off’.’
   • ‘The freelancers, however, often don't have the luxury of saying no.’
   • ‘When push came to shove, Hawk Wing, not allowed the luxury of having strong pace-setters, was left with too much to do.’
   • ‘Malton and Norton have the luxury of selecting from a full complement of players for their home clash against Bradford Salem.’
   • ‘He did not have the luxury of slow-motion replays to examine at his leisure, but was faced with having to make an instant decision.’
   • ‘Perhaps it's also because I have the luxury of ordering my own days, rather than swimming in the daily tides of commuting.’
   Synonyms

   joy, delight, bliss, blessing, benefit, advantage, boon

   View synonyms

Luxurious or of the nature of a luxury.