Word Frequency
lush1 (lʌʃ
)
Definitions
adjective
- (of vegetation) abounding in lavish growth
- (esp of fruits) succulent and fleshy
- luxurious, elaborate, or opulent
- (slang) very attractive or pleasing
Derived Forms
ˈlushly adverbˈlushness noun
Word Origin
C15: probably from Old French lasche lax, lazy, from Latin laxus loose; perhaps related to Old English lǣc, Old Norse lakr weak, German lasch looseTranslations for 'lush'
- British English: lush Lush fields or gardens have a lot of very healthy grass or plants....lush, green farmlands.lʌʃ ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: غَضْرٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: exuberante
- Chinese: 茂盛的
- Croatian: bujan bujna
- Czech: bujný
- Danish: frodig
- Dutch: welig
- European Spanish: suntuoso suntuosa
- Finnish: rehevä
- French: luxuriant
- German: üppig
- Greek: οργιώδης
- Italian: lussureggiante
- Japanese: 青々とした
- Korean: 푸릇푸릇한
- Norwegian: frodig
- Polish: bujny bujna
- Portuguese: exuberante
- Romanian: bogat bogat, bogată, bogați, bogate
- Russian: плодородный плодородная
- Spanish: suntuoso suntuosa
- Swedish: frodig frodigt
- Thai: เขียวชอุ่ม
- Turkish: bereketli
- Ukrainian: буйний
- Vietnamese: tươi tốt
Example Sentences Including 'lush'
Among the lush green growth there were a number of dead or partially dead trees whose bare branches reached aloft like thin white fingers.SPIX'S MACAW: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (2002)
Beneath us stretched our beloved country, with its green hills and valleys, lush pastures and villages, clustering round an ancient church.FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
Clear, wide-set blue eyes smiled with sarcasm over a lush untidy beard.Roses are for the Rich
It smoothes out fine lines and fills out creases for lush lips that really look good and last the pace.Belfast Telegraph (2003)
Over fifty people gathered round the lush cricket pitch dominated by a 200-year old oak tree growing on the banks of the river Tape.Country Life (2005)
Picture the Muttart as a lush paradise inside four glass pyramids.Edmonton Sun (2003)
Reluctantly, she allowed Rosa to take her arm and coax her to the back door and out into the lush green.SACRAMENT (2001)
St Abb's Head, the Borders: Captures the lush greenery that extends to the edge of the rocks.Glasgow Herald (2002)
The deluge has left many crops damaged beyond harvest, particularly in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia's lush farming region.Globe and Mail (2003)
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