luxury
lux·u·ry/ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/noun, adjective
luxury is spelled L-U-X-U-R-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables (lux·u·ry). It appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, luxury means “Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of luxury is luxuries.
How many letters and syllables are in luxury?
| Letters | 6: L-U-X-U-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: lux·u·ry |
| In writing | 22 times per million words; the 3,939th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is luxury?
Luxury appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce luxury?
- UK /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/
- /ˈlʊk.ʃə.ɹi/
- /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɾe/
Luxury has 3 syllables, split lux·u·ry in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-luxury.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-luxury.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of luxury
- luxuries plural
- more luxury comparative
- most luxury superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does luxury mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
Near-synonyms: splendor, grandeur, grandness, decadence
- 2
Something desirable but expensive and that one can live without.
- 3
Something that is pleasant and desirable but not necessary in life (whether expensive or not).
- 4
obsoleteLustfulness; sexual desire or attraction.
- 5
obsoleteCopulation; the act or action of sex.
adjective
- 1
Very expensive.
- 2
Not essential but desirable and enjoyable and indulgent.
- 3
Pertaining to the top-end market segment for mass production mass market vehicles, above the premium market segment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate luxury?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of luxury: LX.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Luxury in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does luxury come from?
From Middle English luxurie, from Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria (“rankness, luxury”), from luxus (“extravagance, luxury”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).