lush

/lʌʃ/
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lush

The garden was lush with green plants after the spring rain.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Full of juice; succulent: Describes something, especially plants or food, that is very juicy, fresh, and healthy.
    • Characterized by rich, abundant growth: Describes vegetation that is thick, green, and thriving.
    • Characterized by extravagance and profusion; lavish: Describes something that is rich, luxurious, and abundant in a way that suggests opulence.

  2. Noun:

    • A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually: (Slang) A habitual drunkard.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • The garden was filled with lush greenery after the spring rains.
    • She served a lush, ripe peach for dessert.
    • They enjoyed a lush banquet with every imaginable delicacy.

  • Noun:

    • He was known around town as a lush who spent most evenings at the bar.
Advanced Usage
  • "Lush with": Abounding in or covered with something in a rich, abundant way.
    • The valley is lush with wildflowers in May.
  • Describing sensory experiences beyond sight, such as sound or texture, to imply richness and fullness.
    • The orchestra produced a lush sound that filled the concert hall.
Variants and Related Words
  • Lushly (adverb): In a lush manner.
    • The estate was lushly landscaped.
  • Lushness (noun): The quality or state of being lush.
    • The lushness of the rainforest is breathtaking.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (for vegetation): Verdant, luxuriant, flourishing.
  • Adjective (for luxury): Lavish, opulent, sumptuous.
  • Noun (for drinker): Drunkard, alcoholic, sot.
Related Phrases
  • Lush life: (Idiomatic) A life of luxury and sensual pleasure.
    • The novel depicts the lush life of the aristocracy before the war.
Notes on Meaning

The adjective lush is primarily positive, describing desirable abundance and richness in nature or luxury. The noun form is informal and derogatory. The two meanings are distinct and context-dependent.

lush

The garden was lush with green plants after the spring rain.

Adjective
  1. full of juice
    • lush fruits
    • succulent roast beef
    • succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves
  2. characterized by extravagance and profusion
    • a lavish buffet
    • a lucullan feast
  3. produced or growing in extreme abundance
    • their riotous blooming
Noun
  1. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

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