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You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: happiness.
Brad Garrett

Meaning of "luxuries" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LUXURIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUXURIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Luxuries is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LUXURIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Luxury goods

In economics, a luxury good is a good for which demand increases more than proportionally as income rises, and is a contrast to a "necessity good", for which demand increases proportionally less than income. Luxury goods are often synonymous with superior goods.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUXURIES

luxe
Luxembourg
Luxembourger
Luxemburg
luxmeter
Luxor
luxulianite
luxullianite
luxulyanite
luxuriance
luxuriancy
luxuriant
luxuriantly
luxuriate
luxuriation
luxurious
luxuriously
luxuriousness
luxurist
luxury

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUXURIES

accessories
armouries
auguries
bistouries
buries
canterburies
centuries
decuries
Furies
half-centuries
injuries
juries
mercuries
perjuries
sauries
savouries
seigneuries
subtreasuries
tilburies
treasuries
usuries

Synonyms and antonyms of luxuries in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LUXURIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «luxuries» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of luxuries

Translation of «luxuries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUXURIES

Find out the translation of luxuries to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of luxuries from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «luxuries» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奢侈品
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lujos
570 millions of speakers

English

luxuries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विलासिता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكماليات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

роскоши
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luxos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিলাসিতার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

luxe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemewahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Luxus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ぜいたく品
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luxuries
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xa xỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆடம்பரங்களையும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चैनीच्या वस्तू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lüks
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lussi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

luksusy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розкоші
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de lux
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυτέλειες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

luukshede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lyx
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

luksus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of luxuries

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUXURIES»

The term «luxuries» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.445 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUXURIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «luxuries» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «luxuries» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about luxuries

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10 QUOTES WITH «LUXURIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word luxuries.
1
Sholom Aleichem
Ah, how many luxuries has the good God prepared for his Jewish children.
2
Andre Balazs
One of the few luxuries left is travel. And the aspect of travel that is luxurious is not the movement, but the being there.
3
Cher
Men aren't necessities. They're luxuries.
4
Thomas Day
We have no right to luxuries while the poor want bread.
5
Ben Elliot
The way I choose to live my own life rates time and space as real luxuries.
6
Brad Garrett
You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: happiness.
7
Kirk Gibson
Schools used to fund-raise for luxuries, like a trip to the water slides. Now, we fund-raise for things we have to have.
8
Lukas Haas
On a low-budget film, you don't have all the luxuries.
9
Naomie Harris
When you go somewhere like Kenya and you see how the children don't have pencils and pens, and all of these things are considered luxuries, and what a privilege they see education as and how hungry they are to learn, I wanted to give my brother and sister long lectures. That definitely stayed with me.
10
Amanda Hearst
One of my favorite luxuries in life is travel. Jet lag and lost baggage aside, it's an incredible way to learn about other cultures, meet new people, broaden your horizons... and do some amazing shopping!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUXURIES»

Discover the use of luxuries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to luxuries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sacred Luxuries: Fragrance, Aromatherapy, and Cosmetics in ...
The origins of the art of fragrance are traced back to ancient Egypt in this ground-breaking analysis of perfumes, aromatherapy, and cosmetics employed in the pharaoh's court.
‎1999
2
Frugal Luxuries
Simple pleasures to enchance your life and comfort your soul.
Tracy Mcbride, 1997
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Affordable Luxuries
A Buckingham Palace lady-in-waiting to Her Majesty the Queen calls the book "much appreciated...I am to thank you and thank you once again." A Bahamian editor predicts "serious potential to become a cult classic. It´s a blast."
Harold Flagg, 2001
4
Enjoying Frugal Luxuries
Back cover WELCOME GOOD THINGS TO YOUR LIFECREATE A PERSONAL OASISCELEBRATE THE SEASONSTURN DRAB INTO DYNAMICUNLEASH YOUR CREATIVE GENIUSCREATE ROOMS WITH PIZZAZZ DECORATE A HOME THAT IS UNIQUELY YOURSBECOMING WHO YOU REALLY ARE!
Carole Stern, 2005
5
Literary Luxuries: American Writing at the End of the Millennium
Joe David Bellamy has been a significant figure on the literary scene during the last three decades; as a "literary Everyman," he offers in Literary Luxuries a distinctive and valuable perspective on the culture wars, on education and the ...
Joe David Bellamy, 1995
6
Knitting Little Luxuries
Beautiful photographs and color illustrations detailing how to create each piece, as well as contemporary designs and small, quick projects make this guide a must-have for the gift-giving knitter.
Louisa Harding, 2013
7
The Most Necessary Luxuries: The Mercer's Company of ...
The book helps to explain both the development of a new urban system and the rise of shops in Midland England.
Ronald M. Berger, 1993
8
The Joyless Economy : The Psychology of Human Satisfaction: ...
NECESSITIES AND LUXURIES The very variety of goods and services that surround us demands that they be classified in some way. The simplest classification divides them into necessities and luxuries. The division seems to combine a ...
Tibor Scitovsky Professor Emeritus in Economics Stanford University, 1992
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Simple Gifts: 50 Little Luxuries to Craft, Sew, Cook & Knit
Heartfelt + handmade = the perfect gift. In Simple Gifts, Jennifer Worick offers step-by-step instructions for creating easy and inspired handmade gifts that won’t break the bank.
Worick, 2010
10
Marketing Issues in Transitional Economies
2. LEAPING. LUXURIES. AND. TRANSITIONAL. CONSUMERS. Russell. W. Belk. University. of. Utah. Introduction According to Abraham Maslow's (1954) well- known hierarchy of needs, as humans we satisfy our lower-order bodily needs for  ...
Rajeev Batra, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUXURIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term luxuries is used in the context of the following news items.
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Parents should sacrifice 'luxuries' to feed their kids, and seven other …
Parents should cut back on luxuries to look after their kids - that's what some of you had to say about new research into school holiday hunger. «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
2
Your Dog Just Got Its Own Airport: Inside the World of Pet Luxury …
But at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York animals of all kind will soon be lapping up the kinds of luxuries most humans would love at an ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
3
How Not to Be a Philanthropic Tech Billionaire | Inc.com
It's a pure luxury, at a time when we can't afford luxuries. Maybe I feel so strongly about this because I just read this terrifying article in Esquire ... «Inc.com, Jul 15»
4
Save big on last-minute summer travel | abc13.com
Then, you can divide the cost multiple ways, while still having the luxuries of home. "Look to sites like vacation rental by owner or similar, and if ... «KTRK-TV, Jul 15»
5
Is Google Going into the Advice Business? - WealthManagement.com
The overall impact on society may be less creative innovation within music—one of life's luxuries. But music is not a basic survival necessity. «WealthManagement.com, Jul 15»
6
ISIS Circulates Photos of Lavishly Stocked 'Shopping Malls' - Breitbart
“These snacks were either unknown, or luxuries we couldn't afford… But when the fighters requested them, I didn't ask questions,” said one ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
7
United Way report finds many struggle to make ends meet …
Not only do these households not have enough money to save for the future or afford “luxuries” like eating out, but they are forced to confront ... «Porterville Recorder, Jul 15»
8
Saine named budget chair - Lincoln Times-News
Those types of luxuries, Saine said, will be unlikely if the tax plan is put in play. “You can't place a major league team in the hinterlands of North ... «Lincoln Times-News, Jul 15»
9
How Michael Jordan Earns and Spends His Money | Complex
And while most us will never be able to experience most of these luxuries, one purchase that Jordan constantly makes that many of his fans ... «Complex, Jul 15»
10
New owner unveils changes ahead for Custom Cuts in Lonsdale …
“Spa treatments are not just luxuries, they're a healthy way of life. They're a good way to nurture and take care of yourself.” Natalie hopes to ... «Southernminn.com, Jul 15»

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