luxe

(lo͝oks, lŭks)

1. The condition of being elegantly sumptuous.

2. Something luxurious; a luxury.

[French, luxury, from Latin luxus.]

luxe adj.

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luxe

(lʌks; lʊks; French lyks)

See de luxe

[C16: from French from Latin luxus extravagance, luxury]

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luxe

(lʊks, lʌks, luks)

n.

1. luxury; elegance; sumptuousness.

adj.

2. luxurious; deluxe.

[1550–60; < French < Latin luxus excess]

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Adj.

luxe - elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations"

de luxe, deluxe

elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"

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