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de luxe

de luxe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [duh loo ks, luhks]
    • /də lʊks, lʌks/
    • /də lʌks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duh loo ks, luhks]
    • /də lʊks, lʌks/

Definitions of de luxe words

  • adjective de luxe (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc 3
  • adverb de luxe in a luxurious manner 3
  • adjective de luxe of special elegance, sumptuousness, or fineness; high or highest in quality, luxury, etc.: a deluxe hotel; a deluxe edition of Shakespeare bound in leather. 1
  • adverb de luxe in a luxurious or sumptuous manner: We always travel deluxe. 1
  • adjective de luxe Alternative spelling of deluxe. 0

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Origin of de luxe

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20, deluxe is from the French word de luxe of luxury

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for De luxe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

de luxe popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

de luxe usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for de luxe

adj de luxe

  • swank — dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style.
  • posh — sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious: a posh apartment.
  • sumptuous — entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.
  • palatial — of, relating to, or resembling a palace: a palatial home.
  • swanky — elegant or ostentatious; swank.

Antonyms for de luxe

adj de luxe

  • destitute — Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
  • poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
  • inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
  • unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
  • worst — in ill health; sick: He felt badly.

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