Luxuriance
[lʌɡ'ʒʊərɪəns]
Definition
(noun.) the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses.
Typed by Anton--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state or quality of being luxuriant; rank, vigorous growth; excessive abundance produced by rank growth.
Edited by Clio
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Exuberance, superabundance, profusion, rank growth.
Editor: Michel
Examples
- If the village had been beautiful at first it was now in the full glow and luxuriance of its richness. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- In both cases the sterility is independent of general health, and is often accompanied by excess of size or great luxuriance. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- He wore no neckerchief, as he had been playing rackets all day, and his open shirt collar displayed their full luxuriance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Gnarled and twisted trees spring from the old walls every where, and beautify and overshadow the gray battlements with a wild luxuriance of foliage. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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