xồm

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Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very thick, very bushy, very dense: Describes hair, fur, or foliage that grows in an exceptionally thick, luxuriant, and often somewhat wild or unkempt manner. It implies a greater density than the standard word "dày" (thick).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy để râu xồm. (He has a very thick, bushy beard.)
  • Con sư tử đực có bờm xồm. (The male lion has a very thick, bushy mane.)
  • Khu rừng với cây cối xồm xoàm. (The forest with very dense, lush trees.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in its reduplicated form "xồm xoàm" to intensify the meaning of being thick, bushy, and untidy.
  • Mái tóc xồm xoàm của anh ấy trông rất phóng khoáng. (His very thick and shaggy hair looks very free-spirited.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xồm xoàm (adj): Reduplicated form meaning very thick, bushy, shaggy, and unruly.
• Rậm rạp (adj): dense, thick (often for plants, undergrowth). While similar, "rậm rạp" focuses more on density and impenetrability, while "xồm" focuses more on the bushy, shaggy quality of growth.
• Dày (adj): thick. This is the more general, neutral term for thickness.

Synonyms

• Bushy: growing thickly.
• Shaggy: long, thick, and untidy.
• Luxuriant: growing thickly and healthily.
• Dense: closely compacted in substance.

Related Idioms

• While "xồm" itself is not commonly found in many idioms, its descriptive quality is used in vivid portrayals.
  • Đầu tóc bù xù, râu xồm: (Hair disheveled, beard bushy) – a common description for an unkempt appearance.