Antonyms for lush

Grammar : Adj

Spell : luhsh

Phonetic Transcription : lʌʃ

Definition of lush

Origin : mid-15c., "lax, flaccid, soft, tender," from Old French lasche "soft, succulent," from laschier "loosen," from Late Latin laxicare "become shaky," related to Latin laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (see lax). Sense of "luxuriant in growth" is first attested c.1600, in Shakespeare. Applied to colors since 1744. Related: Lushly; lushness.

adj profuse and delightful

Example sentences :

The coastline was just ahead: green with a lush, tropical vegetation.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various

Here in the valley, notwithstanding the recent drought, the grass was lush.
Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet

They leaves us to oursel's, and then takes away all the lush with 'em!
Extract from : « Paul Clifford, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

They were still there, wallowing in the shallow water and grazing on the lush vegetation.
Extract from : « The Weakling » by Everett B. Cole

The old man now,” went on Grogan, “is a good deal of a lush.
Extract from : « Little Lost Sister » by Virginia Brooks

Lush, intoxicating drinks of all kinds, but generally used for beer.
Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten

But supposing that game interferes with my larks, or my lush, or my gal?
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 26, 1887 » by Various

They ate into the roots of the lush grass and left the quick rains to cut the soil.
Extract from : « California » by Mary Austin

We can almost hear the cattle ripping off the lush grass in the fields.
Extract from : « Fresh Fields » by John Burroughs

It is primavera—the primavera of the Italy of Parma violets and lush red roses.
Extract from : « Dust of New York » by Konrad Bercovici

Synonyms for lush

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