luxuriant C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /lʌɡˈʒʊriənt/ UK /lʌɡˈzjʊəriənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj growing thickly and abundantly; lush Luxuriant vines covered the entire south wall of the villa. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · growing thickly and... lushabundantprofuselavishrichexuberantflourishing ↔ Opposites sparsebarrenmeagerscanty Word family Forms luxuriantly Derived forms luxuriantlyluxuriance Related forms luxuryluxuriateluxuriousluxe Etymology AI details From Latin luxurians, present participle of luxuriare ('to grow rank, abound'), from luxuria ('rankness, excess'), from luxus ('excess'). luxuriare Latin luxus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # luxuriant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /lʌɡˈʒʊriənt/ **IPA (UK):** /lʌɡˈzjʊəriənt/ ## Meanings 1. growing thickly and abundantly; lush ## Examples - Luxuriant vines covered the entire south wall of the villa. ## Synonyms - lush - abundant - profuse - lavish - rich - exuberant - flourishing ## Antonyms - sparse - barren - meager - scanty ## Derived Forms - luxuriantly - luxuriance ## Related Forms - luxury - luxuriate - luxurious - luxe ## Roots and Affixes - Root: luxuriare - Root: luxus ## Etymology From Latin luxurians, present participle of luxuriare ('to grow rank, abound'), from luxuria ('rankness, excess'), from luxus ('excess'). ## AI Etymology Luxuriant is from Latin luxurians, present participle of luxuriare ('to grow rank, abound'), from luxuria ('rankness, excess'), from luxus ('excess'). Important recorded forms include luxuriare (Latin) and luxus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers growing thickly and abundantly; lush. The wider family includes derived forms such as luxuriantly and luxuriance and related words such as luxury, luxuriate, luxurious, and luxe. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown