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luxuriant

adjective
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Definition of luxuriant

1a : yielding abundantly : fertile, fruitful
b : characterized by abundant growth : lush luxuriant vegetation
2 : abundantly and often extravagantly rich and varied : prolific
3 : characterized by luxury : luxurious a luxuriant fabric

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Other Words from luxuriant

luxuriantly adverb

Synonyms & Antonyms for luxuriant

Synonyms

green, grown, leafy, lush, overgrown, verdant

Antonyms

barren, leafless

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profuse, lavish, prodigal, luxuriant, lush, exuberant mean giving or given out in great abundance. profuse implies pouring forth without restraint. profuse apologies lavish suggests an unstinted or unmeasured profusion. a lavish party prodigal implies reckless or wasteful lavishness threatening to lead to early exhaustion of resources. prodigal spending luxuriant suggests a rich and splendid abundance. a luxuriant beard lush suggests rich, soft luxuriance. a lush green lawn exuberant implies marked vitality or vigor in what produces abundantly. an exuberant imagination

Examples of luxuriant in a Sentence

an older man who still has a luxuriant head of hair a luxuriant coat of fur

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Allowing a luxuriant understory to grow in plantations can protect insects and some small mammals, such as the leopard cat鈥攁nd ultimately benefit the oil palm trees as well. Dyna Rochmyaningsih, Science | AAAS, "Courting controversy, scientists team with industry to tackle one of the world鈥檚 most destructive crops," 11 July 2019 Designed by King Fernando II, this 19th-century Romanticist castle is a whimsical patchwork of turrets and domes overlooking luxuriant gardens. National Geographic, "EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC," 12 June 2019 Adelaide jumped on request, and allowed a visitor to feed her with one hand, leaving the other free to stroke her dense, luxuriant fur. San Diego Union-Tribune, "鈥楻oos, geese, and a blue-tongued lizard: Behind the scenes at San Diego Zoo Safari Park," 8 June 2019 The languorous, luxuriant summer of dream and imagination, of blue skies heaped in fleecy clouds, obviously surrendered, if perhaps for only a single day, to meteorological reality. Martin Weil, Washington Post, "After the solstice, rain and gray skies," 22 June 2018 The usually simple but luscious shrimp-and-pork lumpia eggrolls are punctuated with the additional toppings of luxuriant sea urchin. Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Magazine, "What to Expect at Ma鈥檃m Sir, Silver Lake鈥檚 Newest Filipino Restaurant and Bar," 31 May 2018 The earliest show him as a baby and a toddler, with luxuriant long red hair. Thomas Hine, Philly.com, "At Barnes, two Renoirs - father and son - share one show, diminishing the impact of both," 3 May 2018 The video finds the 19-year-old and a trope of lady friends bopping around a luxuriant mansion. Patrick Crowley, Billboard, "Maggie Lindemann Opts For A 'Darker Look' in 'Obsessed' Video: Watch," 28 Mar. 2018 Five minutes into the 2001 video-game adaptation Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, the title character (played by Angelina Jolie) takes a luxuriant shower that includes a Flashdance-style hair flip as preparation for her tomb raiding. David Sims, The Atlantic, "Tomb Raider Is a Gritty Reboot of a Video-Game Classic," 15 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of luxuriant

circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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More Definitions for luxuriant

luxuriant

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of luxuriant

: having heavy and thick growth
: having an appealingly rich quality

luxuriant

adjective
lux路​u路​ri路​ant | \ 藢l蓹g-藞zhu虈r-膿-蓹nt How to pronounce luxuriant (audio) , 藢l蓹k-藞shu虈r-\

Kids Definition of luxuriant

1 : having heavy and thick growth a luxuriant forest
2 : luxurious sense 1 a luxuriant restaurant

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