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 Definitions of luxuriant  [ʌgˈʒʊər i ənt, lʌkˈʃʊər-]  

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Definition of 'luxuriant' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) luxuriant
abundant in growth, as vegetation; lush.

2.  luxuriant
producing abundantly, as soil; fertile.

3.  luxuriant
richly abundant, profuse, or superabundant.

4.  luxuriant
florid, as imagery or ornamentation; lacking in restraint.

Etymology:  (1530–40; < L luxuriant-, s. of luxuriāns, prp. of luxuriāre to be rank or immoderate. See luxury)

Definition of 'luxuriant' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) elaborate, luxuriant
marked by complexity and richness of detail
"an elaborate lace pattern"

2. (adj) epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
"an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"

3. (adj) exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous
produced or growing in extreme abundance
"their riotous blooming"


Definition of 'luxuriant' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) luxuriant
exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage



'luxuriant' - Nearby Entries  

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