different between profuse vs luxuriant

English

Etymology

From Latin profusus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???fju?s/
• Rhymes: -u?s

Adjective

profuse (comparative more profuse, superlative most profuse)

1. In great quantity or abundance; liberal or generous to the point of excess.

Translations

Verb

profuse (third-person singular simple present profuses, present participle profusing, simple past and past participle profused)

1. (obsolete) To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.fyz/
• Homophone: profuses

Adjective

profuse

1. feminine singular of profus

Italian

Verb

profuse

1. third-person singular past historic of profondere

profuse

1. feminine plural of profuso

Latin

Adjective

prof?se

1. vocative masculine singular of prof?sus

References

• profuse in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• profuse in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• profuse in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /l???zj???i.?nt/, /l???????i.?nt/, /l??-/, /-???i.?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /l??????i.?nt/, /l?k????i.?nt/, /-?i.?nt/

Adjective

luxuriant (comparative more luxuriant, superlative most luxuriant)

1. Abundant in growth or detail.

Derived terms

Related terms

• luxury
• luxurious

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyk.sy.?j??/
• Homophone: luxuriants

Adjective

luxuriant (feminine singular luxuriante, masculine plural luxuriants, feminine plural luxuriantes)

1. luxuriant

Further reading

• “luxuriant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

l?xuriant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of l?xuri?

Romanian

Etymology

From French luxuriant, from Latin luxurians.

Adjective

luxuriant m or n (feminine singular luxuriant?, masculine plural luxurian?i, feminine and neuter plural luxuriante)

1. lush

Declension