What's the difference between 豪華 and 贅沢?


While reading a scene about some people checking out the luxurious hot tub
that is in their building, one of the character remarks:

> ご、豪華すぎるほどじゃないが、何とも贅沢極まるというか。。。

which I understand as meaning like: It's not at the level of being too 豪華, but
it's extremely 贅沢.

Am I right in understanding that 豪華 is more extravagant that 贅沢?




豪華 in isolation is a positive word meaning _luxurious_. But if we say 豪華
**すぎる** , it of course turns into a directly negative remark (" _overly_
luxurious" or " _too_ luxurious").

On the other hand, 贅沢 is an ambivalent word that has both positive and
negative connotations. When it's negative, it's closer to _extravagant_ or
_lavish_. People often say そんな贅沢なお金の使い方をするな, 贅沢をやめろ, etc. When it's positive,
it's almost interchangeable with 豪華.

So the speaker rephrased a clearly negative remark (豪華 **すぎる** ) to an
ambiguous phrase (贅沢極まる) to make the sentence sound more euphemistic and
milder. But if we remove すぎる, 贅沢 is the word that is closer to _extravagant_.




豪華 in isolation is a positive word meaning _luxurious_. But if we say 豪華
**すぎる** , it of course turns into a directly negative remark (" _overly_
luxurious" or " _too_ luxurious").

On the other hand, 贅沢 is an ambivalent word that has both positive and
negative connotations. When it's negative, it's closer to _extravagant_ or
_lavish_. People often say そんな贅沢なお金の使い方をするな, 贅沢をやめろ, etc. When it's positive,
it's almost interchangeable with 豪華.

So the speaker rephrased a clearly negative remark (豪華 **すぎる** ) to an
ambiguous phrase (贅沢極まる) to make the sentence sound more euphemistic and
milder. But if we remove すぎる, 贅沢 is the word that is closer to _extravagant_.

