What does luxuriant mean?
Luxuriant means Abundant in growth or detail..
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/lʌɡˈzjʊəɹi.ənt/ · adjective
Abundant in growth or detail..
She wore a dress of azure blue velvet, with a deep border of gold; her luxuriant hair was put back from her brow in a style which no face but the most perfect could have borne, and was then gathered in a form like that of an ancient helmet, every plait glittering with diamonds: it was peculiar, but it suited her.
Thus, to find luxuriant growths of seaweeds unaffected by man, one must go to the Channel Islands where pollution has not taken its toll.
in the midst of luxuriant gardens
Use luxuriant when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Luxuriant means Abundant in growth or detail..
Common synonyms include exuberant, lush, intricate, fancy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She wore a dress of azure blue velvet, with a deep border of gold; her luxuriant hair was put back from her brow in a style which no face but the most perfect could have borne, and was then gathered in a form like that of an ancient helmet, every plait glittering with diamonds: it was peculiar, but it suited her.
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