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Kenny1999 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

luxury or luxurious?

I think luxury is a noun while luxurious is the adjective of luxury.
But what's their difference and how they are used?
Sometimes it could be "luxury hotel" ,but sometimes it could be "luxurious hotel". or Luxury watch. I don't understand. Is it a grammar or an accepted mistake
  

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Any noun in English can be used as an adjective, without inflection, provided that the context is appropriate. So "luxury," the noun, can be used adjectivally in certain situations. " For example, you can say a luxury hotel, which is an expensive and exclusive hotel.

— Anonymous

  • Any noun in English can be used as an adjective, without inflection, provided that the context is appropriate.
  • So "luxury," the noun, can be used adjectivally in certain situations.
  • " For example, you can say a luxury hotel, which is an expensive and exclusive hotel.
  • This is not exactly synonymous with luxurious hotel, which is a hotel with unusually fine furnishings.
  • Such a hotel might not be very expensive and exclusive if, for example, it was an older hotel that has preserved its fine furnishings from when it was first built many years ago.
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Any noun in English can be used as an adjective, without inflection, provided that the context is appropriate. So "luxury," the noun, can be used adjectivally in certain situations. However, it is not exactly synonymous with the adjective "luxurious." For example, you can say a luxury hotel, which is an expensive and exclusive hotel. This is not exactly synonymous with luxurious hotel, which is
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"luxurious + noun" and "luxury + noun" are both possible. In the second case, "luxury" is a noun used attributively (a common practice in English). Both patterns work with "hotel", but, for me, "luxurious watch" sounds a bit odd. I think this is because "luxurious" refers more to physical attributes, while "luxury" can denote an associated image or lifefstyle. The physical nature of a watch does n
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Sorry I am the thread starter

Can anyone illustrate with example.

I think I understand what a "luxury hotel" and a "luxury watch". They are referred to a collection of watch or hotels which are expensive, by the first sense.

But I don't really understand what is a luxurious hotel or a luxurious watch
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I agree with GPY that 'luxurious' is not an appropriate adjective for 'watch'.
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kenny1999Can anyone illustrate with example.I think I understand what a "luxury hotel" and a "luxury watch". They are referred to a collection of watch or hotels which are expensive, by the first sense.But I don't really understand what is a luxurious hotel or a luxurious watch
As Anon mentioned, "luxurious hotel" focuses more specifically on the way the hotel
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