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growing thickly and vigorously a luxuriant coat of fur

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How is the word luxuriant distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of luxuriant are exuberant, lavish, lush, prodigal, and profuse. While all these words mean "giving or given out in great abundance," luxuriant suggests a rich and splendid abundance.

a luxuriant beard

When is exuberant a more appropriate choice than luxuriant?

In some situations, the words exuberant and luxuriant are roughly equivalent. However, exuberant implies marked vitality or vigor in what produces abundantly.

an exuberant imagination

When could lavish be used to replace luxuriant?

While the synonyms lavish and luxuriant are close in meaning, lavish suggests an unstinted or unmeasured profusion.

a lavish party

In what contexts can lush take the place of luxuriant?

The meanings of lush and luxuriant largely overlap; however, lush suggests rich, soft luxuriance.

a lush green lawn

Where would prodigal be a reasonable alternative to luxuriant?

Although the words prodigal and luxuriant have much in common, prodigal implies reckless or wasteful lavishness threatening to lead to early exhaustion of resources.

prodigal spending

When might profuse be a better fit than luxuriant?

The words profuse and luxuriant are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, profuse implies pouring forth without restraint.

profuse apologies

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of luxuriant The development pre-built its luxuriant landscaping and outdoor plazas, then incorporated an indoor golf simulator, fitness center and café as tenant amenities. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 One Madison’s slate of attractions includes a public gym (run by Chelsea Piers Fitness) so spacious and luxuriant that members might be tempted to move in. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Nov. 2024 This was a man who had lengthy experience in surviving far from luxuriant conditions, firstly from his time living with the destitute of Paris and London as part of his first successful non-fiction volume and secondly as a fighter for the Republican cause in the Spanish Civil War. Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024 Like Alfonso Arau’s decadent film, the amount of time spent on food in the series is almost luxuriant, adding to the sensuality of the story. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for luxuriant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luxuriant
Adjective
  • Each rose bush is big and bold, reaching up to four feet tall with lush green leaves.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
  • After being whisked 14 floors up to our corner suite on the fringes of downtown, the curtains opened to reveal Osaka Castle facing me square on, with its surrounding lush park as a halo—one that, just weeks ago, I was told, had erupted in cherry blossoms.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • From waking our brains up 100 times a night to doubling our risk of developing Alzheimer's disease to triggering rampant inflammation, chronic stress is one of the most biologically disruptive forces in modern life.
    Michael Franco May 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2025
  • Would Washington wait until AI harms were rampant and entrenched before responding?
    Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Incubators aren’t just a fertile ground for entrepreneurs.
    Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • The pull to share The internet has created fertile ground for spreading fake health information.
    Angshuman K. Kashyap, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • The 1 Hotel Brooklyn delivers a luxurious retreat steps from one of Brooklyn's most magnetic attractions: the Brooklyn Bridge itself.
    Malik Peay, USA Today, 24 May 2025
  • There might be a squeeze for retail space in the Hamptons, but there are enough high-profile launches happening this season to make the shopping scene interesting — and a bit different for those summering on Long Island’s luxurious East End.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • In March 2024, for the first time, scientists observed a visible green aurora on Mars.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Several Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax breaks got the boot, including green energy credits.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Crabgrass is an annual, weedy, warm-season grass that prefers the hot and dry summer weather over the cool spring and fall temperatures that bluegrass prefers.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Some host plants are herb-sized and easy to fit into snug spaces, while others may be undesirably weedy in vigor.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The volcano is a prolific erupter in part because of its location, Chadwick said.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
  • The original 7th Heaven, which aired for 11 seasons across the CW and the CW, marked one of the last hits of prolific producer Aaron Spelling whose library is owned by CBS Studios.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Later this month, Green Day will release the deluxe edition of its most recent album Saviors.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • The new album is a deluxe version of León’s 2024 Palabra de To’s.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 16 May 2025

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“Luxuriant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luxuriant. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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