Luxury \Lux"u*ry\, n.; pl. Luxuries. [L. luxuria, fr. luxus: cf. F. luxure.]

1. A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.

Riches expose a man to pride and luxury. --Spectator.

2. Anything which pleases the senses, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are luxuries; in some countries ice is a great luxury.

He cut the side of a rock for a garden, and, by laying on it earth, furnished out a kind of luxury for a hermit. --Addison.

3. Lechery; lust. [Obs.]

--Shak.

Luxury is in wine and drunkenness. --Chaucer.

4. Luxuriance; exuberance. [Obs.]

--Bacon.

Syn: Voluptuousness; epicurism; effeminacy; sensuality; lasciviousness; dainty; delicacy; gratification.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)