luxuriance
[luhg-zhoo r-ee-uh ns, luhk-shoo r-]
- luxuriant growth or productiveness; rich abundance; lushness.
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Origin of luxuriance
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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, productivityExamples from the Web for luxuriance
Historical Examples of luxuriance
The vegetation was extravagant in its luxuriance and splendor.
The Rock of ChickamaugaJoseph A. Altsheler
Fruit trees, Turkey corn, vines, and flax flourished in luxuriance.
Vivian GreyEarl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
There is a luxuriance of decoration in the many chapels of different epochs.
The Cathedrals of Northern FranceFrancis Miltoun
They were lavish in their praises of its luxuriance, its fruits, its game, and its birds of brilliant plumage.
First, his luxuriance of imagination, and at the same time his control over it.
Spare HoursJohn Brown
Word Origin and History for luxuriance
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper