LingakuFrequency rank: 4,463. – 4,465.
- luxury; extravagance
- to live in luxury; to indulge oneself
- lavish (use of something); abundant; copious; wasteful
- excessive (e.g. demands, expectations)see also 贅沢を言う【ぜいたくをいう】
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- luxury; extravagance
- to live in luxury; to indulge oneself
- lavish (use of something); abundant; copious; wasteful
- excessive (e.g. demands, expectations)
This meaning refers to a lifestyle or environment characterized by the great expense and opulence often associated with high-quality goods and services.
This meaning emphasizes the act of engaging in or enjoying a lifestyle that is marked by great comfort and often excess.
This meaning focuses on the abundance or excessive use of resources, often implying that it may not be entirely prudent or necessary.
This meaning refers to demands or expectations that go beyond what is reasonable or necessary, often causing stress or discomfort.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ぜいたく贅沢をするto indulge oneselfぜいたく贅沢なせいかつ生活luxurious lifestyleぜいたくひん贅沢品luxury goodsぜいたく贅沢なしょくじ食事lavish mealぜいたく贅沢なりょこう旅行luxurious travelぜいたく贅沢をあじわう味わうto savor luxuryぜいたく贅沢なじかん時間abundant timeぜいたくさんまい贅沢三昧extravagance (indulgence in luxury)ぜいたく贅沢なひとときluxurious momentぜいたく贅沢をもとめる求めるto seek luxuryぜいたく贅沢なきぶん気分feeling of luxuryぜいたく贅沢しすぎるto indulge too muchぜいたく贅沢なしゅみ趣味lavish hobby
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- ひつよう必要いじょう以上にきんせん金銭やもの物をつかう使うこと．.それをのぞむ望むこと．.また、そのさま．.
- ぜいたくはてき敵だ．.
- きごう「まえ前のよりはいいいえ家だけれど、よく欲をいえば云えば、にわ庭がもすこし少しひろく広くって、そしていちけん一軒だて建だと、ほんとにいいんですけれどきごう…きごう…．.きごう」きごう/きごう「まあそれくらいがまん我慢するさ．.ぜいたく贅沢をいえば云えばきりがないから．.きごう」きごう（としま豊島よしお与志雄きごう『はくじつむ白日夢きごう』きごう）
- きんせん金銭やものをおおく多くかけていること．.また、そのさま．.しゃし奢侈．.
- しゅふ主婦のこころがけ心がけしだい次第で、だいいち第一にち日はちほういろ地方色ゆたか豊かなおこくふう国風ぞうに雑煮、ふたか二日め目からはとうきょう東京ふう風のぜいたく贅沢な、にぎわい賑わいのあるたのしい楽しいもの、というようにすれば、かぞく家族によろこばれる喜ばれることうけあい請け合いだ．.きごう（きたおおじ北大路ろさんじん魯山人きごう『ぞうに雑煮きごう』きごう）
- そのもの者のぶんざい分際をこえる超えるほどつごうがいい都合がいいこと．.ふつうよりもめぐまれた恵まれたじょうきょう状況にあること．.
Example sentences
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Perhaps the robin's got a taste for the finer things in life and has become extravagant.
With her extravagant tastes, she was incapable of making ends meet.
Brian's girlfriend often begs him to take her to luxurious restaurants.
With the money Mr Johnson had saved, he would be able to live high on the hog when he retired.