Lush
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlʌʃ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lush is an adjective meaning Juicy, succulent.
Meaning
Juicy, succulent.
More Meanings
- (of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.
- (of food) Savoury, delicious.
- Thriving; rife; sumptuous.
- (British, slang) Beautiful, sexy.
- (British, Canada, slang) Amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked.
- (dialectal) Mellow; soft; (of ground or soil) easily turned; fertile.
- (obsolete) Lax; slack; limp; flexible.
Example Sentences
Boys with long hair are lush!
How luſh and luſty the graſſe lookes ? How greene ?
That meal was lush! We have to go to that restaurant again sometime!
The birds survived thanks to the mild weather in Caracas and the lush mountains that surround the city, which are covered with trees that provide macaws with fruits and seeds.
Word Forms
- lusher
- lushest
- lushes
- lushing
- lushed
Synonyms for lush
Depending on context, synonyms include sapful, sappy, luscious, bosky, verdant, greenly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include juicy, luxuriant, plush, exuberant, lavish, profuse.
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