luxuriant
Use Luxuriant in a sentence
i adjective
1.
abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation.
2.
producing abundantly, as soil; fertile; fruitful; productive: to settle in luxuriant country.
3.
richly abundant, profuse, or superabundant.
4.
florid, as imagery or ornamentation; lacking in restraint.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin luxuriant- (stem of luxuriāns), present participle of luxuriāre to be rank or immoderate. See luxury, -ant
1530–40; < Latin luxuriant- (stem of luxuriāns), present participle of luxuriāre to be rank or immoderate. See luxury, -ant
Related forms
lux·u·ri·ant·ly, adverb
o·ver·lux·u·ri·ant, adjective
o·ver·lux·u·ri·ant·ly, adverb
un·lux·u·ri·ant, adjective
un·lux·u·ri·ant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. teeming. 2. fruitful, prolific. 3. copious.
1. teeming. 2. fruitful, prolific. 3. copious.
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luxuriant (lʌɡˈzjʊərɪənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | rich and abundant; lush |
| 2. | very elaborate or ornate |
| 3. | extremely productive or fertile |
| [C16: from Latin luxuriāns, present participle of luxuriāre to abound to excess] | |
| lux'uriance | |
| —n | |
| lux'uriantly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
luxuriant
c.1540, from L. luxuriantem (nom. luxurians), prp. of luxuriare "have to excess, grow profusely" (see luxuriate).
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Example sentences
The rich loose porous leaf mold holds moisture and supplies abundant food for a luxuriant growth of plants.
The ceaseless effort to prove one's worth diverts ambition from more luxuriant forms of self-expression.
He would pose for photographs with his rifle and his luxuriant handlebar.
There has been a luxuriant growth of new lobbyists and lobbying groups.
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