Luxuriated

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To relish in the richness of extravagant comforts and pleasures while enjoying an indulgent lifestyle filled with abundance and luxury
2. Experienced great comfort and pleasure with rich surroundings and indulgence
3. Took great delight in surroundings or activities that offer abundant luxury and ease

Etymology: "Luxuriated" is the past form of "luxuriate," which first appears in English in 1621, borrowed from the Latin "lūxuriātus," the past participle of "lūxuriō." That Latin verb came from "lūxuria," meaning rich growth or excess, and the Latin base "lūxus" carried a sense of extravagance and overabundance. The English verb's core idea is still that of growing lushly: in its earliest uses, "luxuriate" described plants flourishing in rich, abundant conditions. The suffix "-ate" is a common verb-forming ending taken from Latin, which English has used for centuries to turn nouns and adjectives into verbs. So the word combines a Latin root meaning abundance with that familiar ending. Its modern sense of indulging in comfort and pleasure grew out of the earlier picture of something thriving in abundance.

Synonyms: indulged, revelled, delighted