luxuriant

luxuriant

adjective

Definition of LUXURIANT

1

covered with a thick, healthy natural growth <an older man who still has a luxuriant head of hair>

Synonyms green, grown, leafy, luxuriant, overgrown, verdant

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

Antonyms barren, leafless

2

growing thickly and vigorously <a luxuriant coat of fur>

Synonyms lush, luxuriant, prosperous, rampant, weedy

Related Words lavish, profuse; overgrown, overrun, verdant; close, dense, tangled, thick

Near Antonyms dormant; blighted, stunted

Antonyms sparse

3

producing abundantly <luxuriant soil that yields endless fields of grain>

Synonyms cornucopian, fat, fecund, fructuous, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, productive, prolific, rich

Related Words bearing, generative, producing, yielding; abounding, abundant, bountiful; copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful, plentitudinous; blooming, bursting, flourishing, swarming, teeming, thriving; creative, inventive, original

Near Antonyms meager (or meagre), scant, scanty, skimp, skimpy, spare, sparse

Antonyms barren, dead, infertile, sterile, unfertile, unfruitful, unproductive

4

showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort <the fashion model always wore the most luxuriant outfits>

Synonyms Babylonian, deluxe, lavish, Lucullan (also Lucullian), luxe, luxuriant, luxury, opulent, palace, palatial, plush, plushy, silken, sumptuous

Related Words costly, dear, expensive, precious, premium, rich; extravagant, grandiose, ostentatious, pretentious, showy; august, awesome, awful, baronial, beautiful, gorgeous, grand, heroic (also heroical), imposing, impressive, kingly, magnificent, majestic, monumental, noble, proud, regal, royal, splendid, stately; comfortable, cozy, homelike, snug

Near Antonyms economical, frugal, meager (or meagre), spare, stingy, thrifty

Antonyms ascetic (also ascetical), austere, humble, no-frills, spartan