Luxury vs. Opulent — What's the Difference?

A state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense

Ostentatiously costly and luxurious

Luxurious or of the nature of a luxury

Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent.

Sumptuous or extremely comfortable living or surroundings

Characterized by extravagance or rich abundance; lavish or luxuriant

Something that is not essential but provides pleasure and comfort

Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.

Something that is desirable but expensive or hard to obtain or do

Rich, sumptuous and extravagant.

Providing luxury

Having a large estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent; as, an opulent city; an opulent citizen.

Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings.

Rich and superior in quality;

Something desirable but expensive.

Something that is pleasant but not necessary in life.

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.

A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.

Anything which pleases the senses, is not necessary for life, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are luxuries; in some countries ice is a great luxury. Contrasted to necessity.

Lechery; lust.

Luxuriance; exuberance.

Something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

The quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive

Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

Elegant and sumptuous;