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Luxuriant vs Sumptuous - What's the difference?

luxuriant | sumptuous | Synonyms |

Luxuriant is a synonym of sumptuous.


As adjectives the difference between luxuriant and sumptuous

is that luxuriant is abundant in growth or detail while sumptuous is magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

luxuriant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Abundant in growth or detail.

    • Derived terms

    * luxuriant flower

    Related terms

    * luxury * luxurious * overluxuriant

    sumptuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.
  • * 1764 , :
    • Though poor the peasant’s hut, his feasts though small,
    He sees his little lot the lot of all;
    Sees no contiguous palace rear its head
    To shame the meanness of his humble shed;
    No costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal
    To make him loathe his vegetable meal;
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1829 , author= , title=The Alhambra citation , passage=I wandered on until I came to a sumptuous palace with a garden adorned with fountains and fishponds, and groves and flowers, and orchards laden with delicious fruit.}}
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 21 , author=Jonathan Jurejko , title=Newcastle 3-0 Stoke , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Cabaye pulled all the strings in a dominant home performance and capped a majestic individual display with a sumptuous first-time finish into the far corner for his second goal of the afternoon.}}

    Synonyms

    * lavish

    Derived terms

    * sumption * sumptuary * sumptuousness