Lush — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

produced or growing in extreme abundance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʌʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʌʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʌʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈʌʃ/.

Examples

their riotous blooming
a lavish buffet
a lucullan feast

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plush souse plushy exuberant riotous luxuriant succulent alky boozer alcoholic dipsomaniac lavish lucullan soaker profuse

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
adjective	produced or growing in extreme abundance “their riotous blooming”
adjective	characterized by extravagance and profusion “a lavish buffet”
adjective	full of juice “lush fruits”

Word Forms

alcoholic	adjective	addicted to alcohol; - Carl Van Doren
booze	verb	consume alcohol
soak	verb	become drunk or drink excessively
souse	verb	become drunk or drink excessively
lushness	noun	the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses
luxuriate	verb	thrive profusely or flourish extensively
luxuriance	noun	the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses
profuseness	noun	the property of being extremely abundant
lavishness	noun	the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
Lucullus	noun	Roman general famous for self-indulgence and giving lavish banquets (circa 110-57 BC)
succulent	noun	a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
succulence	noun	a juicy appetizingness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

üppig

eine Person, die regelmäßig übermäßig viel Alkohol trinkt

🇫🇷French

luxuriant

une personne qui boit habituellement de l'alcool avec excès

🇪🇸Spanish

lozano

una persona que bebe alcohol en exceso habitualmente

🇮🇹Italian

lussureggiante

una persona che beve abitualmente alcol in eccesso

🇳🇱Dutch

weelderig

iemand die gewoonlijk teveel alcohol drinkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

exuberante

uma pessoa que bebe álcool em excesso habitualmente

🇷🇺Russian

пышный

человек, регулярно злоупотребляющий алкоголем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रसीला

वह व्यक्ति जो आदतन अत्यधिक शराब पीता हो

🇮🇳Tamil

பசுமையான

அதிகமாக மது அருந்தும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పచ్చని

అలవాటుగా అధికంగా మద్యం సేవించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

समृद्ध

एक व्यक्ती जी सवयीने जास्त प्रमाणात दारू पिते

🇮🇳Gujarati

રસદાર

એક વ્યક્તિ જે આદતથી વધુ પડતો દારૂ પીવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೊಂಪಾದ

ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമൃദ്ധമായ

അമിതമായി മദ്യം കഴിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਰੇ ਭਰੇ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਆਦਤ ਤੋਂ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਸ਼ਰਾਬ ਪੀਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرسبز

وہ شخص جو عادت سے زیادہ شراب پیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

郁郁葱葱

习惯性过量饮酒的人

🇯🇵Japanese

緑豊かな

習慣的にアルコールを過剰に飲む人

🇰🇷Korean

풍부한

상습적으로 술을 과도하게 마시는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tươi tốt

một người thường xuyên uống rượu quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

เขียวชอุ่ม

คนที่ดื่มแอลกอฮอล์มากเกินไปจนเป็นนิสัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

subur

seseorang yang biasa meminum alkohol secara berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

malago

isang taong labis na umiinom ng alak

🇲🇾Malay

subur

seseorang yang minum alkohol secara berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخصبة

الشخص الذي يشرب الكحول بكثرة بشكل معتاد

🇮🇷Persian

سرسبز

شخصی که به طور معمول الکل مصرف می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

bereketli

alışkanlıkla aşırı alkol içen kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִיצִי

אדם ששותה אלכוהול באופן מוגזם

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