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Gladness vs Luxury - What's the difference?

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Gladness is a related term of luxury.


As nouns the difference between gladness and luxury

is that gladness is the state of being glad; joy while luxury is very wealthy and comfortable surroundings.

As an adjective luxury is

very expensive.

gladness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state of being glad; joy.

    • luxury

    English

    (wikipedia luxury)

    Noun

    (luxuries)
  • Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings.
  • Something desirable but expensive.
  • *
  • *:“[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic??”
  • Something very pleasant but not really needed in life.

    • Antonyms

    * (dispensable thing) necessity

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • very expensive
  • not essential but desirable and enjoyable and indulgent.

    • Related terms

    * luxuriant * luxuriate * luxurious * luxuriously

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