luxuryn.[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, is not necessary for life, 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. Contrasted to necessity.()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.(Shak.)Luxury is in wine and drunkenness. (Chaucer.)4. Luxuriance; exuberance.(Bacon.)()