luxuriance

[luhg-zhoo r-ee-uh ns, luhk-shoo r-]

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noun

luxuriant growth or productiveness; rich abundance; lushness.

Origin of luxuriance

First recorded in 1720–30; luxuri(ant) + -ance

Related formso·ver·lux·u·ri·ance, noun

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Related Words for luxuriance

abundance, prosperity, revenue, richness, treasure, riches, cash, security, property, affluence, worth, glut, waste, exuberance, surplus, overkill, pregnancy, virility, potency, productivity

Examples from the Web for luxuriance

Historical Examples of luxuriance

The vegetation was extravagant in its luxuriance and splendor.
The Rock of Chickamauga
Joseph A. Altsheler
Fruit trees, Turkey corn, vines, and flax flourished in luxuriance.
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
There is a luxuriance of decoration in the many chapels of different epochs.
The Cathedrals of Northern France
Francis Miltoun
They were lavish in their praises of its luxuriance, its fruits, its game, and its birds of brilliant plumage.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
John S. C. Abbott
First, his luxuriance of imagination, and at the same time his control over it.
Spare Hours
John Brown

Word Origin and History for luxuriance

n.

1650s; see luxuriant + -ance. Related: Luxuriancy (1640s).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper