luxúria
Portuguese, noun/luˈʃu.ɾjɐ/
luxúria is spelled L-U-X-Ú-R-I-A (7 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Luxúria is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lust (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “viço, magnificência (a propósito de vegetações)”.
What does luxúria mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelust (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature)
- 2
feminineexuberance
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. viço, magnificência (a propósito de vegetações) 2. segundo a doutrina cristã, um dos sete pecados capitais 3. comportamento desregrado com relação aos prazeres do sexo; lascívia, concupiscência 4. o mesmo que cio (apetite sexual)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of luxúria
- luxúrias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce luxúria?
- Brazil /luˈʃu.ɾjɐ/
- Portugal /luˈʃu.ɾjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to luxúria
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is luxúria in Portuguese?
luxúria appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).