LUXURIANT


Meaning of LUXURIANT in English

-nt adjective

Etymology: Latin luxuriant-, luxurians, present participle of luxuriare to luxuriate

1.

a. : yielding or capable of yielding abundance : fruitful , productive

placid undulating luxuriant country — J.C.Powys

b. : characterized by abundant growth : lush , flourishing

this damp and mild climate makes possible the most luxuriant forest growth — C.D.Forde

Canna indica was planted and it flourished, growing a most luxuriant crop — Edward Samuel

regular features, luxuriant side-whiskers and mustache — F.L.Hise

2.

a. : exuberantly rich and varied : prolific , inventive

all the luxuriant human life that pours out upon a traveler who knocks on many doors — J.T.Flexner

a luxuriant mythology has … populated the universe with explanatory spirits — S.C.Pepper

luxuriant and vital imagery — Eunice Glenn

b. : excessively elaborate : florid

a master of luxuriant prose … too often entangled in his own metaphors — Nicolas Slonimsky

3. : characterized by luxury : luxurious , elegant

gay companies in luxuriant restaurants — Theodore Dreiser

Synonyms: see profuse

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