luxuriance
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- overluxuriance noun
Etymology
Origin of luxuriance
First recorded in 1720–30; luxuri(ant) + -ance
Example Sentences
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He writes about "virgin forests," "tropical luxuriance," "wild denizens" and their "gloomy recesses" and "the poetry of savage wilderness."
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2021
The Chicago Graphic extolled the exhibit’s “tropical luxuriance and vastness,” and said California outshone all other states.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2019
The styles worked well thanks to contrasting, chic touches, such as large cream fur coat cuffs that added luxuriance.
From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 2019
Boston Dynamics is not in the luxuriance business, obviously, but there’s something of this terrible off-ness, this instinctually felt wrongness, to watching Petman’s dogged movements.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2013
The warm climate, rich soil, and abundant water, with multitudes of trees, give the “Garden City” an appearance of almost tropical luxuriance.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison
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