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lux

luxury /ˈluks/

noun#3170 most common

Also: extravagance, opulence

Example sentences

Aceasta este o mașină de lux.
This is a luxury car.
Hotelul are camere de lux.
The hotel has luxury rooms.
Nu îmi permit un asemenea lux.
I cannot afford such a luxury.
Luxul acesta costă foarte mult.
This luxury costs a great deal.
Ea trăiește în lux de când s-a căsătorit.
She has lived in luxury since she got married.
Luxurile la care visăm rareori ne aduc fericirea pe care o căutăm.
The luxuries we dream of rarely bring us the happiness we seek.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeluxluxuri
Genitiveluxuluiluxurilor
Accusativeluxluxuri
Vocativeluxluxuri

Word family

luxosluxurious
de luxdeluxe, high-end
a luxato dislocate (a joint)
luxațiedislocation
luxuriantlush, luxuriant (vegetation)

Etymology

Romanian "lux" was borrowed in the 19th century from French "luxe", itself from Latin "luxus", meaning excess or extravagant living. The word entered Romanian as part of a wave of French and Latin borrowings that modernized the vocabulary during that period. It replaced or supplemented older, more native ways of describing wealth and excess.

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