luxuriance

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

/ lʌgˈʒʊər i əns, lʌkˈʃʊər- /

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noun

luxuriant growth or productiveness; rich abundance; lushness.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

luxemburg, rosa, luxian, luxol fast blue, luxor, luxulianite, luxuriance, luxuriant, luxuriate, luxurious, luxury, luxury tax

Origin of luxuriance

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

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

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Examples from the Web for luxuriance

Away below—far below where we were—lay a lovely valley, smiling in all the luxuriance of bright vegetation.
The Desert Home|Mayne Reid
Vegetation there springs up with the rapidity, and flourishes with the luxuriance, of tropical climates.
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846|Various
The second period passes from the highest point to which this art attained to a luxuriance promising decay.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
Every species of grass flourishes or may flourish here, with a luxuriance unrivalled on the continent.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864|Various

The luxuriance of vegetation seemed so great, as not only to cover the earth, but to lift itself up suspended in the air.
Gleanings by the Way|John A. Clark

Word Origin and History for luxuriance

luxuriance

n.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper