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unluxury

unluxury noun: absence of luxury.

Noun

unluxury (uncountable)

  1. Absence of luxury.
    • I used to think that the pervading unluxury, which was not greatly alleviated in the chairman's sanctum, served the function of the disintegrating suit you wear on visits to the taxman: it made it harder to ask for another £25 advance when they couldn't even afford lino on the stairs.1954-1990, Kingsley Amis, The Amis Collection: Selected Non-fiction page 32

Origin of unluxury

From un- + luxury.

Questions about unluxury

What does unluxury mean?
Unluxury means absence of luxury.
What part of speech is unluxury?
Unluxury is a noun.

Words near unluxury in the dictionary

  1. unlutes
  2. unluting
  3. unluxuriant
  4. unluxurious
  5. unluxuriously
  6. unluxury
  7. UNLV
  8. unlying
  9. unlynched
  10. unlyrical
  11. unlyrically

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