luxe

See also: luxé, lûxe, lüxe, and łuxe

English

Etymology

From French luxe, from Latin luxus. Cognate with English lock.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /luks/, /lʌks/
  • Rhymes: -uːks, -ʌks

Noun

luxe (uncountable)

  1. Luxury.
    • 2009 May 31, Vicky Frost, “'Bits of it are insanely glamorous'”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-04-14:
      When it comes to advertising, he says, the much talked-about idea that luxe is recession-proof has been proven not to be the case.
    • 2014 August 18, Booth Moore, “Mansur Gavriel finds success with stealth luxe”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, L.A.: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-04:
      With sleek bucket bags, totes and backpacks priced from $460 to $950, Mansur Gavriel is targeting women who want low-key luxe and value without overt logos or labeling.
    • 2016 October 12, Sean Sullivan, “Trump's Scottish golf resorts report 2015 losses”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-21:
      A pair of luxe Scottish golf resorts operated by Donald Trump suffered millions of dollars in losses during 2015, according to recent filings with a U.K. government agency, adding another complication to Trump's pitch for the White House, in which he has frequently emphasized his business acumen.
    • 2019 February 14, Amanda Mull, “Legal Weed Gets a Luxury Makeover”, in The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-06:
      The luxe department store Barneys New York announced this week that it would launch a new Instagram-ready cannabis department called The High End.

Adjective

luxe (comparative luxier, superlative luxest or luxiest)

  1. Luxurious, sophisticated.
    • 2017 December 7, “Simple and inexpensive DIY manicures for luxe holiday nails”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 2018-05-12:
      Lots of shows at fashion week utilize dry brushing nail techniques on the models because it gives a super luxe finish with minimal effort.
    • 2018 July 18, Steven Kurutz, “This Design Studio Knows How to Party”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-25:
      "The quality and the tailoring is what makes it so luxe," Mr. [Michael] Reynolds said. "Like a piece you'd see created by Hermès, it's not over the top."
    • 2019 September 18, Steff Yotka, “The Elder Statesman Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear Collection”, in Vogue, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:
      As a designer and brand builder, [Greg] Chait has turned The Elder Statesman into the coolest of cool and the luxe-est of luxe; the proof is in the many copycats of his tie-dye knitwear and slouchy casual spirit.
    • 2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN:
      I found it extremely luxe that there was a stack of large-format Moleskines you could take at your whim from the cabinet behind the receptionist.
    • 2022 November 28, Anna Tingley, “Parachute's Entire Website Is 20% Off for Cyber Monday”, in Variety, Los Angeles, C.A.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-03:
      Wrap yourself in this ultra-soft and lightweight waffle robe, inspired by some of the most luxe spas.

Derived terms

References

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūxus.

Pronunciation

Noun

luxe m (plural luxes)

  1. luxury

Derived terms

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology 1

From French luxe, from Latin luxus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlyksə/

Noun

luxe m (plural luxes, diminutive luxetje n)

  1. luxury
Derived terms

Etymology 2

The first part of typical compounds with luxe (e.g. luxe-editie (luxury edition), luxevilla (luxury-mansion), ...) is reinterpreted as an adjective, instead of a noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyks/

Adjective

luxe (comparative luxer, superlative meest luxe or luxest)

  1. (Netherlands) luxurious
  2. (Netherlands) deluxe
Inflection
Inflection of luxe
uninflected luxe
inflected luxe
comparative luxer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial luxeluxerhet luxest
het luxeste
indefinite m./f. sing. luxeluxereluxeste
n. sing. luxeluxerluxeste
plural luxeluxereluxeste
definite luxeluxereluxeste
partitive luxesluxers
Synonyms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūxus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyks/
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Noun

luxe m (plural luxes)

  1. luxury

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: luxe
  • English: luxe
  • Persian: لوکس (luks)
  • Swedish: lyx
  • Turkish: lüks

Verb

luxe

  1. inflection of luxer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

lū̆xe

  1. vocative masculine singular of lū̆xus

Ligurian

Alternative forms

  • lûxe (Grafîa ofiçiâ)
  • lŷxe (u-orthography)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlyːʒe/

Etymology 1

From Latin lūcem, accusative singular of lūx, from Proto-Italic *louks (accusative *loukem), from the Proto-Indo-European *léwks, derived from the root *lewk- (white; light; bright). Cognates include Italian luce and Spanish luz.

Noun

luxe f (plural luxi)

  1. light, particularly:
    1. (physics, uncountable) Visible electromagnetic radiation.
    2. A source of illumination.

Verb

luxe

  1. inflection of luxî:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

luxe

  1. inflection of luxar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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