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luxurious

/lʌɡˈʒʊəriəs/adjective

उच्चारण लग्ज़ुअरिअस

विलासितापूर्ण, आरामदेह और महँगा, आलीशान

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adjective
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    very comfortable and expensive, containing fine and costly things

    विलासितापूर्ण, आरामदेह और महँगा, आलीशान

    • a luxurious hotel with a swimming pool
    • the luxurious lifestyle of film stars
    • They stayed in a luxurious resort near the lake.
    + 3 more examples
    • The palace has luxurious rooms with silk curtains.
    • He led a luxurious life, travelling in private jets.
    • A luxurious train runs through Rajasthan.

    Synonyms lavish opulent sumptuous

    Opposite austere spartan basic

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

luxurious + noun

Luxurious describes things that are very comfortable and expensive: a luxurious hotel, a luxurious car.

'Luxurious' ऐसी चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है जो बहुत आरामदायक और महँगी हों: a luxurious hotel, a luxurious car।

  • They stayed in a luxurious hotel in Udaipur.
  • The train has luxurious coaches.

luxurious vs luxury (noun and attributive)

Luxury is a noun; as a modifier it gives luxury goods. Luxurious is the adjective after be: the room is luxurious.

'Luxury' noun है; modifier के रूप में luxury goods बनता है। 'Luxurious' विशेषण है जो 'be' के बाद आता है: the room is luxurious।

  • The room is luxurious.
  • He sells luxury watches.

luxurious (feelings or tastes)

It can also describe a feeling of rich comfort: a luxurious bath, a luxurious sigh.

यह समृद्ध आराम की अनुभूति का वर्णन भी कर सकता है: a luxurious bath, a luxurious sigh।

  • She took a long, luxurious bath after the trip.

luxuriously (adverb) / luxuriousness

The adverb luxuriously often goes with furnished, decorated, equipped. The noun luxuriousness is rare.

Adverb 'luxuriously' प्रायः furnished, decorated, equipped के साथ आता है। Noun 'luxuriousness' दुर्लभ है।

  • The flat was luxuriously furnished.
+Collocations 5

luxurious + noun

hotellifestylevillacruisesuitecar

  • They enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle in Mumbai.

adverb + luxurious

veryextremelyincrediblyratherlesspositively

  • The palace hotel was incredibly luxurious.

luxuriously + verb

furnishedappointeddecoratedequippedlinedcarpeted

  • The office was luxuriously furnished.

luxurious + feel

feeltastetexturefabriccreamsilk

  • Silk gives a luxurious feel to the saree.

verb + luxurious

belookfeelseemsoundprove

  • The resort looks luxurious in the photographs.
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  • The Rajasthan tour included a stay in a luxurious palace.

राजस्थान यात्रा में एक शानदार महल में ठहरना भी शामिल था।

  • Radhika found the hotel too luxurious for her budget.

राधिका को वह होटल उसके बजट के लिए अत्यधिक विलासितापूर्ण लगा।

  • The Palace on Wheels is a luxurious train.

पैलेस ऑन व्हील्स एक शानदार रेलगाड़ी है।

  • He leads a simple life despite his luxurious home.

अपने आलीशान घर के बावजूद वह सादा जीवन जीता है।

  • The cream has a luxurious texture and smells of roses.

इस क्रीम की बनावट मुलायम और भव्य है तथा इसमें गुलाब की महक है।

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✗ The hotel offers a luxurious facilities.

✓ The hotel offers luxurious facilities.

The article a cannot be used before a plural noun.

बहुवचन noun के पहले article 'a' नहीं लगता।

✗ The hotel is very luxury.

✓ The hotel is very luxurious.

After be, the adjective luxurious is needed, not the noun luxury.

'Be' के बाद विशेषण 'luxurious' चाहिए, noun 'luxury' नहीं।

✗ She lives luxurious in a big house.

✓ She lives luxuriously in a big house.

An adverb is needed after the verb lives.

क्रिया 'lives' के बाद adverb 'luxuriously' चाहिए।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives suggest comfort and money, but they differ in tone.

ये विशेषण आराम और धन का संकेत देते हैं, पर लहजे में भिन्न हैं।

luxurious

Very comfortable and expensive.

बहुत आरामदायक और महँगा।

  • A luxurious flat.

lavish

Given or spent in large amounts, sometimes wastefully.

बड़ी मात्रा में दिया या खर्च किया गया, कभी-कभी फ़िज़ूल।

  • A lavish wedding.

opulent

Showing great wealth in a rich display.

समृद्ध प्रदर्शन में अपार धन दिखाने वाला।

  • An opulent palace.
◇Word family
luxury nounluxuriously adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

lux·u·ri·ous

?Which word?

luxurious or luxuriant?

Luxurious means comfortable and expensive: 'a luxurious car'. Luxuriant means growing thickly and healthily: 'luxuriant hair', 'luxuriant vegetation'.

Luxurious का अर्थ 'आरामदेह और महँगा' है, जैसे 'a luxurious car'। Luxuriant का अर्थ 'घना और स्वस्थ रूप से बढ़ा हुआ' है, जैसे 'luxuriant hair', 'luxuriant vegetation'।

The luxurious/luxuriant pair is a sentence-improvement item.

Sentence improvement में luxurious और luxuriant का अंतर पूछा जाता है।