luxuriant imagination

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• 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

• luxuriant — adj. 1 (of vegetation etc.) lush, profuse in growth. 2 prolific, exuberant, rank (luxuriant imagination). 3 (of literary or artistic style) florid, richly ornate. Derivatives: luxuriance n. luxuriantly adv. Etymology: L luxuriare grow rank f.… …   Useful english dictionary

• luxuriant — luxuriant, iante [ lyksyrjɑ̃, jɑ̃t ] adj. • 1540; lat. luxurians, p. prés. de luxuriare 1 ♦ Qui pousse, se développe avec une remarquable abondance. ⇒ abondant, surabondant. « La végétation était si luxuriante que l on avait peine à passer » (A.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• profuse — profuse; lavish, prodigal, luxuriant, lush, exuberant carry as their basic meaning giving out or given out in great abundance. What is profuse seems to pour or be poured forth in abundance, without restraint, or in a stream {profuse apologies}… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Jacob Balde —     Jacob Balde     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jacob Balde     A German poet, b. 4 January, 1604, in the Imperial free town of Ensisheim in Upper Alsace; d. at Neuburg, 9 August, 1668. He studies the classics and rhetoric in the Jesuit college of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• exubérant — exubérant, ante [ ɛgzyberɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • XVe; lat. exuberans, p. prés. de exuberare « regorger », de uber « fertile » 1 ♦ Qui a de l exubérance. ⇒ abondant, débordant, surabondant. Végétation exubérante. ⇒ luxuriant. ♢ Pathol. Qui prolifère, s… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …   Universalium

• Thématique de l'œuvre poétique de Robert Browning — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Browning. Robert Browning, daguerréotype par Josiah Johnson Hawes (1808 1901). La thématique de l œuvre poétique de Robert Browning (1812 1889 …   Wikipédia en Français

• English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium

• children's literature — Body of written works produced to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy to read stories, and fairy tales, lullabies, fables,… …   Universalium