Meaning of greznums | Babel Free

Definitions

1. luxury, luxuriousness (the quality of that which is luxurious, luxuriant)
   declension-1, masculine
2. luxury, extravagance
   colloquial, declension-1, masculine
3. ornament, embellishment
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“tērpa greznums”

luxuriousness of costume, pomp

“greznuma priekšmets”

luxury object, trinket

“par indietes mīlestību uz greznumu, krāsu bagātību liecina ne tikai apģērba krāšņie audumi, bet arī parādītās rotas lietas”

not only the magnificent fabrics bear witness to the Indian women's love of luxury and color richness, but also the jewelry on display

“grāmatas bija ļoti dārgas un ne katrs varēja atļauties šādu greznumu”

books were very expensive (in those days) and not everyone could afford such a luxury

“tad šķirstu ielaida kapa... uz tā vienīgais greznums un kā augstākā goda zīme palika vainadziņš no dzimtas Latvijas mūžzaļajiem brūklenājiem”

then the coffin was lowered into the grave... on it, the only luxury, a symbol of the highest honor, remained (= was) the wreath of evergreen native Lativan bilberries

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