lushness

lush ¹  (lsh)

adj. lush·er, lush·est

1.

a. Having or characterized by luxuriant vegetation.

b. Abundant; plentiful. See Synonyms at profuse.

c. Extremely productive; thriving.

2.

a. Luxurious; opulent: the lush décor of a grand hotel.

b. Extremely pleasing to the senses: a lush scent; lush fruit; the lush sounds of an orchestra.

c. Voluptuous or sensual.

3. Overelaborate or extravagant: lush rhetoric.

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[Middle English, relaxed, soft, probably alteration of lache, loose, weak, from Old French lasche, soft, succulent, from laschier, to loosen, from Late Latin laxicre, to become shaky, frequentative of Latin laxre, to open, relax, from laxus, loose; see lax.]

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lushly adv.

lushness n.

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lush ²  (lsh) Slang

n.

A drunkard.

intr.v. lushed, lush·ing, lush·es

To drink liquor to excess.

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[Origin unknown.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lushness - the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses luxuriance, voluptuousness abundance, copiousness, teemingness - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"

Translations

lushness [ˈlʌʃnɪs] N

1. (= luxuriance) → lozanía f, exuberancia f

2. (= opulence) → opulencia f, lujo m

lushness

n

(of grass, meadow) → Saftigkeit f; (of vegetation) → Üppigkeit f

(inf: = opulence) (of hotel, house) → Feudalität f; (of lifestyle, Mus: of harmonies, sound) → Üppigkeit f