Luxuriant
11luxuriant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth. 2) (of hair) thick and healthy. DERIVATIVES luxuriance noun luxuriantly adverb. ORIGIN from Latin luxuriare grow rankly , from luxuria luxury, rankness …
12luxuriant — [[t]lʌgʒʊ͟əriənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Luxuriant plants, trees, and gardens are large, healthy, and growing well. There were two very large oak trees in front of our house with wide spreading branches and luxuriant foliage. 2) ADJ GRADED… …
13luxuriant — lux|u|ri|ant [lʌgˈzjuəriənt, ləgˈʒuəriənt US ləgˈʒuriənt] adj 1.) growing strongly and thickly ▪ luxuriant black hair ▪ luxuriant vegetation 2.) beautiful and pleasant to watch or listen to ▪ the film s luxuriant visuals >luxuriantly adv ▪ She …
14luxuriant — , luxurious The words are not interchangeable, though the meanings sometimes overlap. Luxuriant indicates profusion ( luxuriant hair ). Luxurious means sumptuous and expensive ( a luxurious house ). A luxuriant carpet is a shaggy one; a… …
15luxuriant — adjective 1 growing strongly and thickly: a luxuriant black beard | luxuriant vegetation 2 giving a rich effect: luxuriant prose luxuriantly adverb luxuriance noun (U) …
16luxuriant — adjective Date: circa 1540 1. a. yielding abundantly ; fertile, fruitful b. characterized by abundant growth ; lush < luxuriant vegetation > 2. abundantly and often extravagantly rich and varied ; prolific …
17luxuriant — 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 …
18luxuriant — lux|u|ri|ant [ lʌg ʒuriənt ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) luxuriant plants grow well and look very healthy a ) luxuriant hair is thick and healthy 2. ) extremely pleasant or comfortable ╾ lux|u|ri|ant|ly adverb …
19luxuriant — UK [lʌɡˈzjʊərɪənt] / US [lʌɡˈʒʊrɪənt] adjective mainly literary 1) a) luxuriant plants grow well and look very healthy b) luxuriant hair is thick and healthy 2) extremely pleasant or comfortable Derived word: luxuriantly adverb …
20luxuriant — See luxuriant, luxurious …
