de luxe
- adjective
- /də ˈlʌks/
:
de lujo
- You're getting the de luxe treatment.
Examples
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The Vintage de Luxe book looks interesting.
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Anyway, it irritated me, so I kept asking for the swankiest tours, all de luxe and cabin on the boat deck, but it was just an act!
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The hotel offered a de luxe suite with stunning views and exquisite furnishings.
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She chose the de luxe package, which included gourmet meals and luxury amenities.
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For his birthday, he surprised her with a de luxe spa day filled with pampering treatments.
Synonyms
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5.5
Expensive and high quality, liked by people with more money
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5.6
Something that is very comfortable and expensive and shows someone is rich
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5.5
Rich and full of expensive things, like a large party or home
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7.5
Very rich and expensive looking, often with beautiful details
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4.3
A more expensive, high quality version with extra comfort and features
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5.1
Rich and expensive in style, showing high quality and comfort
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6.3
Has a thin layer of gold or looks very rich
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7.7
Fashionable and showy in a way that seems rich
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8.0
Very elegant and expensive, giving great comfort and beauty
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6.7
Rich and fancy in appearance and detail that suggests luxury
Rich, comfortable, and clearly expensive
Very high-class and fashionable, often for food or clothing
Antonyms
How Luxurious
Surface Forms
Morphology
de + luxe
The core meaning is signalled by 'luxe' (stylish, high-end), so a learner who recognises that root can infer a luxury sense; however 'de' is a foreign/French preposition not established as an English word here, so many B1 learners who don’t recognise 'de' may be uncertain. Because the phrase is a borrowing (also commonly written 'deluxe') and partially compositional but depends on cross-linguistic knowledge, it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
The phrase de luxe comes from French where de means 'of' and luxe means 'luxury'. Shopkeepers used it to show a product was extra fancy, so today de luxe means 'very fancy' or 'of top quality'.