luxuriance

noun

Definition of luxuriancenext
as in grandeur

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Recent Examples of luxuriance But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance? — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023 The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022 Silken material ensured that this collection maintained a real sense of luxuriance throughout. — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 2 Oct. 2021 The first movement’s melodic luxuriance, the menuet’s delicacy and the finale’s theme-and-variations attested to the range of color and attack the CSO winds can conjure at the drop of a sixteenth note. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020 The rest of the album, though, doesn’t shy away from the Weeknd’s shimmery mid-80s luxuriance. — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luxuriance
  1. grandeur
  2. opulence
  3. magnificence
  4. richness
  5. sumptuousness
  6. lavishness
  7. splendor
  8. resplendence
Noun
  • Its best parts have a grandeur that surpasses its industrial settings and gets at something eerie and transcendent.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This historic, palatial site has epitomized grandeur for more than 250 years.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of grandeur
Noun
  • India’s notable opulence within ornaments comes to life in the jewelry.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a playfulness, also seen in the Regent Experience Agent’s classic-with-a-twist ensembles, that feels young and fresh even if the brand has a discreet opulence about it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of opulence
Noun
  • Yedikule Fortress, a former prison and imperial treasury whose origins go back to the fourth-century Walls of Constantinople, is returning to its former magnificence as the result of a multi-stage restoration project.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The magnificence of the AI renaissance has blinded our society to its pernicious creep into the arts.
    — David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of magnificence
Noun
  • All of the richness that existed within the novel, Zoe was able to translate very clearly within the lines and in between the lines.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Printing, embroidery and sequins gave the surfaces depth, though their richness sometimes competed with the sensual draping that is one of Tron’s strengths.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of richness
Noun
  • Each of the Maisons is represented via artifacts that tell their unique stories of sumptuousness and cultural dialogue that helped shape diplomacy, identity, and popular culture.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • In the sumptuousness of the bibliophile’s parlor, studying Black history occasioned reverent, joyous gatherings.
    — Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of sumptuousness
Noun
  • Bezos and Sánchez Bezos received backlash for the event’s lavishness during global hardships.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Vanity Fair of today embodies a certain sort of lavishness—an often unironic appreciation of and yearning for rich people things.
    — Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of lavishness
Noun
  • The hotel is a five-minute walk from downtown Callicoon, which is lined with antique and home goods stores, community art, restaurants, bars, and the natural splendor of the Delaware River.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Change is hard for everyone, from people living at subsistence level in sub-Saharan Africa to those living in relative splendor on the California coast.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of splendor
Noun
  • The mild-mannered DiLiegro has firm opinions about everything from meat-cutting to the resplendence of the Boston Red Sox.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
Definition of resplendence

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“Luxuriance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luxuriance. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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