English Online Dictionary. What means deluxe? What does deluxe mean?
English
Alternative forms
- de luxe
Etymology
Borrowed from French de luxe (“of luxury”), from Latin luxus (“excess”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /dəˈlʌks/, /dɪˈlʌks/, /diˈlʌks/
- Rhymes: -ʌks
Adjective
deluxe (comparative more deluxe or deluxer, superlative most deluxe or deluxest)
- Very fine in quality or luxurious.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
deluxe (plural deluxes)
- Something that is deluxe.
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English deluxe, from French de luxe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈluɡs/ [d̪eˈluɣ̞s]
- Rhymes: -uɡs
Adjective
deluxe (invariable)
- Synonym of de lujo.
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.