lush Meaning & Definition
What Does Lush Mean?
Lush is an adjective that means Juicy, succulent. It is also used to mean Mellow; soft; easily turned; fertile. As a noun, it means A drunkard, sot, alcoholic. As a verb, it means To drink (liquor) to excess.
Quick Facts About Lush
| Part of speech | adjective, noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈlʌʃ// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | exuberant, lavish and abundant |
| Plural | lushes |
| Comparative / superlative | lusher, lushest |
| Verb forms | lushes, lushing, lushed |
Lush Definition (Adjective)
- Juicy, succulent.
- Mellow; soft; easily turned; fertile.
- Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.
- Savoury, delicious.
That meal was lush! We have to go to that restaurant again sometime!
- Thriving; rife; sumptuous.
- Beautiful, sexy.
Boys with long hair are lush!
- Amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked.
Your voice is lush, Lucy! I could listen to it all day!
- Lax; slack; limp; flexible.
Lush as a Noun
- A drunkard, sot, alcoholic.
- Intoxicating liquor.
- A person who enjoys talking about themselves.
Am I humble or am I a lush?
Adjective
- Drunk; inebriated.
Lush as a Verb
- To drink (liquor) to excess.
Adjective
- Mellow; soft; (of ground or soil) easily turned; fertile.
- (of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.
- (of food) Savoury, delicious.
That meal was lush! We have to go that restaurant again sometime!
- (miscellaneous) Thriving; rife; sumptuous.
Noun
- Drunkard, sot, alcoholic.
- (Pidgin) A person who enjoys talking about themselves
Am I humble or am I a lush?
Synonyms of Lush
Antonyms of Lush
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Lush in a Sentence
That meal was lush! We have to go to that restaurant again sometime!
Boys with long hair are lush!
Your voice is lush, Lucy! I could listen to it all day!
Am I humble or am I a lush?
That meal was lush! We have to go that restaurant again sometime!
Word Forms & Grammar
lush (comparative lusher, superlative lushest)
lush (countable and uncountable, plural lushes)
lush (third-person singular simple present lushes, present participle lushing, simple past and past participle lushed)
Words That Rhyme With Lush
Origin of Lush
Origin 1: From Middle English lusch (“slack, relaxed, limp, loose”), from Old English *lysċ, lesċ (“slack; limp”), from Proto-West Germanic *laskwī̆, from Proto-Germanic *laskuz, *laskwaz (“weak, false, feeble”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēy- (“to let; leave behind”).
Origin 2: Akin to Old English lysu, lesu (“false, evil, base”), Middle Low German lasch (“slack”), Middle High German er-leswen (“to become weak”), Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, feeble”), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍃 (lasiws, “weak, feeble”), Middle Low German las, lasich (“slack, languid, idle”), Low German lusch (“loose”). Doublet of lusk. More at lishey, lazy.
Origin 3: Perhaps a humorous use of the preceding word, or perhaps from Shelta lush (“food and drink”)[1] (the sense "liquor" is older than the sense "drinker"). The Century Dictionary wrote that it was "said to be so called from one Lushington, a once well-known London brewer", but the Online Etymology Dictionary considers lushington (“drinker”) a humorous extension of lush instead.[2]
Pronouncing Lush
Lush is pronounced //ˈlʌʃ// and has 1 syllable.
Questions People Ask About Lush
Is lush an adjective or a noun?
Lush is mainly used as an adjective, but it can also be used as a noun and a verb.
What is another word for lush?
You can replace lush with words such as exuberant, lavish and abundant. See the full list of lush synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of lush?
The plural of lush is lushes.
What is the past tense of lush?
The past tense of lush is lushed. The present participle is lushing.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of lush?
The comparative form is lusher and the superlative form is lushest.