English pronunciation · Words Starting with L
Luxury Pronunciation
Luxury is pronounced LUHG-zher-ee, IPA /ˈləgʒɝi/.
LUHG-zher-ee
US /ˈləgʒɝi/ · UK /ˈlʌkʃəˌri/
Syllables: LUHG · zher · ee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (also used as an adjective): Great comfort and expense, or something costly that is not necessary.
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Luxury in a Sentence
- A second bathroom felt like a luxury.
- They cannot afford the luxury of waiting.
- The hotel sells itself on luxury.
Common Mispronunciations of Luxury
Not LUHK-shuh-ree
American dictionaries buzz the x into gzh, giving LUHG-zher-ee, while British ones hiss it as ksh.
Not luhg-ZHER-ee
The opening beat holds the volume, and the two behind it are quick and quiet.
Tip: Luxurious moves the force to the second beat and buzzes in both accents: luhg-ZHUUR-ee-uhs.
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