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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lux•u•ri•ant /lʌgˈʒʊriənt, lʌkˈʃʊr-/USA pronunciation adj. - showing a great amount of growth or growing things, as vegetation;
lush. - producing abundantly, as soil;
fertile. - rich or great in amount;
abundant. lux•u•ri•ance, n. [uncountable] lux•u•ri•ant•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lux•u•ri•ant (lug zhŏŏr′ē ənt, luk shŏŏr′-),USA pronunciation adj. - abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation.
- producing abundantly, as soil;
fertile; fruitful; productive:to settle in luxuriant country. - richly abundant, profuse, or superabundant.
- florid, as imagery or ornamentation;
lacking in restraint.
- Latin luxuriant- (stem of luxuriāns), present participle of luxuriāre to be rank or immoderate. See luxury, -ant
- 1530–40
lux•u′ri•ant•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged teeming.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fruitful, prolific.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged copious.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: luxuriant /lʌɡˈzjʊərɪənt/ adj - rich and abundant; lush
- very elaborate or ornate
- extremely productive or fertile
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin luxuriāns, present participle of luxuriāre to abound to excessluxˈuriance n luxˈuriantly adv USAGE luxurious |