unluxury

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ luxury

Noun[edit]

unluxury (uncountable)

  1. Absence of luxury.
    • 1954-1990, Kingsley Amis, The Amis Collection: Selected Non-fiction page 32
      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.