Dictionary

lushness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English lush Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lushness From lush + -ness.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The property of being lush.
   • […] neighbors often stop in summer to admire the lushness of the Japanese lilies and the lavender spires of the liriope. 2007 March 25, Emily Brady, “Snipping a Vine and Sowing Dismay”, in The New York Times:
   • Dynamic typography reinvigorates the storytelling genre by anthropomorphizing fonts, defibrillating calligraphy, creating rhythmic, ambient moodscapes without sacrificing speed or lushness. 1999, Artbyte, volume 2:
   • The lushness of the jungle impeded travel; it seemed plants deliberately tried to slow us down.

Forms

Relateds

lusciousness

Translations (1)

es lozanía (Translations)