Luxuriate
verb
To take great pleasure or enjoyment, typically in comfort or luxury.
After a long day at work, she would luxuriate in a hot bath.
Often appears as...
- luxuriate in comfort
- luxuriate in luxury
verb
To grow in a healthy and vigorous way.
Plants luxuriate in the fertile soil of the valley.
Often appears as...
- luxuriate in soil
- luxuriate in sunlight
verb
To take great pleasure or enjoyment, typically in comfort or luxury.
After a long day at work, she would luxuriate in a hot bath.
Often appears as...
- luxuriate in comfort
- luxuriate in luxury
verb
To grow in a healthy and vigorous way.
Plants luxuriate in the fertile soil of the valley.
Often appears as...
- luxuriate in soil
- luxuriate in sunlight
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Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Enjoyment
Focus on the sensory pleasure when using 'luxuriate,' expressing physical comfort or indulgence.
He would luxuriate in the scent of the freshly baked bread.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes 'luxuriate' is used metaphorically, to describe enjoying something non-material.
She luxuriated in the solitude of her garden.
Pro Tip 3/3Leisure Time
Use 'luxuriate' to describe taking pleasure in free time or relaxation, not work or tasks.
On vacation, they luxuriated under the sun without a care.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Enjoyment
Focus on the sensory pleasure when using 'luxuriate,' expressing physical comfort or indulgence.
He would luxuriate in the scent of the freshly baked bread.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes 'luxuriate' is used metaphorically, to describe enjoying something non-material.
She luxuriated in the solitude of her garden.
Pro Tip 3/3Leisure Time
Use 'luxuriate' to describe taking pleasure in free time or relaxation, not work or tasks.
On vacation, they luxuriated under the sun without a care.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Enjoyment
Focus on the sensory pleasure when using 'luxuriate,' expressing physical comfort or indulgence.
He would luxuriate in the scent of the freshly baked bread.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes 'luxuriate' is used metaphorically, to describe enjoying something non-material.
She luxuriated in the solitude of her garden.
Pro Tip 3/3Leisure Time
Use 'luxuriate' to describe taking pleasure in free time or relaxation, not work or tasks.
On vacation, they luxuriated under the sun without a care.
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Video examples
A burial practice that...
but honestly, most of our families just choose a simple shroud. There are none of the big vaults that most cemeteries require just because it makes it easier for them to landscape. Families can come here; they can luxuriate in nature;
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A burial practice that...
but honestly, most of our families just choose a simple shroud. There are none of the big vaults that most cemeteries require just because it makes it easier for them to landscape. Families can come here; they can luxuriate in nature;
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Quote examples
John Fusco
American Writer
In many ways, it's easier to write a book. You have more latitude with structure, and you have the freedom to luxuriate within the internal lives and musings of your characters. But where a screenplay does not always demand great prose, a novel lives or dies by it.
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Tom Fitton
American Activist
Our nation has granted its presidents exquisite transport because we need our leaders to be efficient and safe. However, we don't need for them to luxuriate on our tax dollars.
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George C. Wolfe
American Playwright
A music serves truth up to you in a really interesting way that allows you to luxuriate in its beauty and, at the same time, to hopefully see yourself in its fragility.
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Ophelia Lovibond
English Actress
I get scripts and think, 'There's not enough here to get my teeth stuck into.' That's a result of studying English, where you luxuriate in these big, lush novels.
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Frank McCourt
Irish Author
Just luxuriate in a certain memory, and the details will come. It's like a magnet attracting steel filings.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy.
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Henry Miller
American Author
We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.
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John Fusco
American Writer
In many ways, it's easier to write a book. You have more latitude with structure, and you have the freedom to luxuriate within the internal lives and musings of your characters. But where a screenplay does not always demand great prose, a novel lives or dies by it.
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Tom Fitton
American Activist
Our nation has granted its presidents exquisite transport because we need our leaders to be efficient and safe. However, we don't need for them to luxuriate on our tax dollars.
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George C. Wolfe
American Playwright
A music serves truth up to you in a really interesting way that allows you to luxuriate in its beauty and, at the same time, to hopefully see yourself in its fragility.
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Ophelia Lovibond
English Actress
I get scripts and think, 'There's not enough here to get my teeth stuck into.' That's a result of studying English, where you luxuriate in these big, lush novels.
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Frank McCourt
Irish Author
Just luxuriate in a certain memory, and the details will come. It's like a magnet attracting steel filings.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy.
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Henry Miller
American Author
We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.
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