luxurious

 
Pronunciation: /lʌgˈʒʊərɪəs, lʌgˈzjʊə-, lʌkˈsjʊə-/

adjective

  • extremely comfortable or elegant, especially when involving great expense: the island’s most luxurious hotel
  • giving self-indulgent or sensual pleasure: a luxurious wallow in a scented bath

Derivatives

luxuriously

adverb

luxuriousness

noun

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'lascivious'): from Old French luxurios, from Latin luxuriosus, from luxuria 'luxury'

Luxurious and luxuriant are sometimes confused. Luxurious chiefly means ‘very comfortable, elegant, and involving great expense’, as in a luxurious hotel, whereas luxuriant means ‘rich and profuse in growth’, as in acres of luxuriant gardens.