Flowers grow up in the garden in the greatest luxuriancy and profusion. --Spectator. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
luxuriancy — n. luxuriance, abundance; richness; magnificence … English contemporary dictionary
luxuriancy — n. See luxuriance … New dictionary of synonyms
luxuriancy — lux·u·ri·an·cy … English syllables
luxuriancy — nsē, si noun ( es) Etymology: luxuriant + cy archaic : luxuriance … Useful english dictionary
The Vicar of Wakefield — This article is about the novel. For the 1916 silent comedy, see The Vicar of Wakefield (film). Choosing the Wedding Gown by William Mulready, an illustration of Ch. 1 The Vicar of Wakefield is a novel by Irish author Oliver Goldsmith. It was… … Wikipedia
Keith and Humbie — KEITH and HUMBIE, a parish, in the county of Haddington, eight miles (S. W. by S.) from Haddington; containing 881 inhabitants. This parish was formed, subsequently to the Reformation, by the union of the two parishes of Keith Symmars and… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
luxuriance — 1650s; see LUXURIANT (Cf. luxuriant) + ANCE (Cf. ance). Related: Luxuriancy (1640s) … Etymology dictionary
luxuriance — n.; (also luxuriancy) Exuberance, superabundance, profusion, rank growth … New dictionary of synonyms
luxuriance — /lʌgˈʒuriəns/ (say lug zhoohreeuhns) noun the condition of being luxuriant; luxuriant growth or productiveness; rich abundance. Also, luxuriancy …
luxuriant — [lug zhoor′ē ənt, luk shoor′ē ənt] adj. [L luxurians, prp. of luxuriare: see LUXURIATE] 1. Rare very productive; fertile [luxuriant soil] 2. growing with vigor and in great abundance; lush; teeming 3. characterized by richness and extravagance,… … English World dictionary
