luxuriant

lux·u·ri·ant

adj \-ē-ənt\

Definition of LUXURIANT

1

a : 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>

— lux·u·ri·ant·ly adverb

Examples of LUXURIANT

1. <an older man who still has a luxuriant head of hair>
2. <a luxuriant coat of fur>

First Known Use of LUXURIANT

circa 1540

Related to LUXURIANT

Synonyms: green, grown, leafy, lush, overgrown, verdant

Antonyms: barren, leafless

Related Words: fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, productive, prolific, rich; dense, tangled

Near Antonyms: bleak, depleted, impoverished, infertile, poor, stark, unproductive; arid, dead, desert, dry, parched, sere (also sear), waterless

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Rhymes with LUXURIANT

esurient, parturient