different between glee vs luxury
glee
English
Etymology
From Middle English gle, from Old English gl?o, gl??, gl?ow, gl?w (“glee, pleasure, mirth, play, sport; music; mockery”), from Proto-Germanic *gl?w? (“joy, mirth”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?lew- (“to joke, make fun, enjoy”). Cognate with Scots gle, glie, glew (“game, play, sport, mirth, joy, rejoicing, entertainment, melody, music”), Old Norse gl? (“joy, glee, gladness”), Ancient Greek ????? (khleú?, “joke, jest, scorn”). A poetic word in Middle English, the word was obsolete by 1500, but revived late 18c.
Pronunciation
- enPR: gl?, IPA(key): /?li?/
- Rhymes: -i?
Noun
glee (countable and uncountable, plural glees)
- (uncountable) Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- Synonyms: merriment, mirth, gaiety, gloat
- (uncountable) Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.
- (music, countable) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
glee (third-person singular simple present glees, present participle gleeing, simple past and past participle gleed)
- To sing a glee (unaccompanied part song).
Anagrams
- Egle, Lege, lege
Limburgish
Noun
glee f
- something that is wet because it has been pasted together
Inflection
- Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
See also
- èpperglieëdjómme
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German klein, kleine, from Old High German kleini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“shining, fine, splendid, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *gleh?y- (“to cleave, stick”). Compare German klein, Dutch klein.
Adjective
glee
- small
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luxury
English
Etymology
From Middle English luxurie, from Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria (“rankness, luxury”), from luxus (“extravagance, luxury”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?l?k.??.?i/
- (US) IPA(key): /?l?????i/, /?l?k???i/
Noun
luxury (countable and uncountable, plural luxuries)
- Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings.
- Something desirable but expensive.
- Something that is pleasant but not necessary in life.
Synonyms
- luxe
Antonyms
- (dispensable thing): necessity
Translations
Adjective
luxury (comparative more luxury, superlative most luxury)
- very expensive
- not essential but desirable and enjoyable and indulgent.
- (automotive) Pertaining to the top-end market segment for mass production mass market vehicles, above the premium market segment.
Coordinate terms
(automotive):
- premium
- economy
Translations
Related terms
- luxe
- luxuriant
- luxuriate
- luxurious
- luxuriously
Further reading
- luxury in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- luxury at OneLook Dictionary Search
Middle English
Noun
luxury
- Alternative form of luxurie
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