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lush
1 [luhsh]
–adjective, -er, -est.
| 1. | (of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy. |
| 2. | characterized by luxuriant vegetation: a lush valley. |
| 3. | characterized by luxuriousness, opulence, etc.: the lush surroundings of his home. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME lusch slack; akin to OE lysu bad, lēas lax, MLG lasch slack, ON lǫskr weak, Goth lasiws weak
1400–50; late ME lusch slack; akin to OE lysu bad, lēas lax, MLG lasch slack, ON lǫskr weak, Goth lasiws weak

Related forms:
lushly, adverb
lushness, noun
Synonyms:
1. luxurious, fresh.
1. luxurious, fresh.
Antonyms:
1. withered, stale.
1. withered, stale.
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lush 1 (lŭsh) adj. lush·er, lush·est
[Middle English, relaxed, soft, probably alteration of lache, loose, weak, from Old French lasche, soft, succulent, from laschier, to loosen, from Late Latin laxicāre, to become shaky, frequentative of Latin laxāre, to open, relax, from laxus, loose; see lax.] lush'ly adv., lush'ness n. |
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Lush
Lush\, a. [Prob. an abbrev. of lushious, fr. luscious.] Full of juice or succulence. --Tennyson. How lush and lusty the grass looks! how green! --Shak.Lush
Lush\, n. [Etymol uncertain; said to be fr. Lushington, name of a London brewer.] Liquor, esp. intoxicating liquor; drink. [Slang] --C. Lever.
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Language Translation for : lush
Spanish:
exuberante,
German:
saftig,
Japanese:
青々と茂った
lush (adj.)
1440, "lax, flaccid, soft, tender," from O.Fr. lasche "soft, succulent," from laschier "loosen," from L.L. laxicare "become shaky," related to L. laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (see lax). Sense of "luxuriant in growth" is first attested 1610; erroneously applied to colors since 1744.
lush (n.)
1890, "drunkard," from earlier (1790) slang meaning "liquor" (in phrase lush ken "alehouse"); perhaps a humorous use of lush (adj.) or from Romany or Shelta (tinkers' jargon).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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