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   Lux·u·ri·ant

   /ləɡˈZHo͝orēənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth; lush: "forests of dark, luxuriant foliage"
   • ▪ (of hair) thick and healthy: "she tossed her luxuriant dark hair"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin luxuriant- ‘growing rankly’, from the verb luxuriare, from luxuria ‘luxury, rankness’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. luxuriance noun
   • 2. luxuriantly adverb

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   Luxuriant means yielding abundantly, characterized by abundant growth, or lavish. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for luxuriant.

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   • The meaning of LUXURIANT is yielding abundantly : fertile, fruitful. How to use luxuriant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Luxuriant.

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   What does luxuriant hair mean?

   • If you describe someone's hair as luxuriant, you mean that it is very thick and healthy. Hair that's thick and luxuriant needs regular trimming. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. Rare 2. 3. 4.

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   What does luxuriate mean?

   • Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia. luxuriate – greatly enjoy oneself; revel: to luxuriate in wealth; thrive: The roses luxuriate in the sunny garden. luxurious – rich, sumptuous; promoting luxury: The hotel room was luxurious. Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree 1.

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   What does Luxuria mean?

   • From this, the noun luxuria and verb luxurio developed, "indicating immoderate growth, swelling, ... in persons and animals, willful or unruly behavior, disregard for moral restraints, and licensciousness", and the term has had negative connotations for most of its long history.

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   Aug 12, 2015 · Luxuriant means growing thickly, strongly, and well, or pleasantly thick or full. See how to use this adjective in sentences and find synonyms and related words.

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   Luxuriant means abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation, or rich and elaborate in ornamentation. Learn more about its origin, usage, and derived forms from Dictionary.com.

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   You can use the adjective luxuriant to describe something really luxurious or full and lush. If you walk through a dense forest after it rains, it's really luxuriant with green plants overgrowing the paths. Natural, growing things are luxuriant when they're fertile and full of life.

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   Luxuriant means rich and abundant, lush, or elaborate. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of luxuriant and its related words, such as luxurious, luxuriate, and luxuriance.

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   Luxuriant means growing thickly, strongly, and well, or pleasantly thick or full. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.

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   luxuriant. Luxuriant plants, trees, and gardens are large, healthy, and growing well. ...large oak trees with wide spreading branches and luxuriant foliage. If you describe someone's hair as luxuriant, you mean that it is very thick and healthy.