LUXURIANT


Meaning of LUXURIANT in English

— luxuriantly , adv.

/lug zhoor"ee euhnt, luk shoor"-/ , adj.

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.

[ 1530-40; luxuriant- (s. of luxurians ), prp. of luxuriare to be rank or immoderate. See LUXURY, -ANT ]

Syn. 1. teeming. 2. fruitful, prolific. 3. copious.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .