luxuriant meaning

UK US /ləɡˈʒɜriənt/ 4 syllables

luxuriant (adjective): marked by complexity and richness of detail.

luxuriant has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

luxuriant as an adjective

  1. marked by complexity and richness of detail
    • an elaborate lace pattern

    Synonyms: elaborate

    Similar: fancy

    Related forms: luxuriance

  2. displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
    • an epicurean banquet
    • enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs
    • Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence
    • a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness

    Synonyms: epicurean, luxurious, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous

    Similar: indulgent

  3. produced or growing in extreme abundance
    • their riotous blooming

    Synonyms: exuberant, lush, profuse, riotous

    Similar: abundant

    Related forms: luxuriate, luxuriance

luxuriant in a sentence

How to pronounce luxuriant

luxuriant is pronounced /ləɡˈʒɜriənt/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with LU · words ending in NT · 9-letter words

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