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leafy

leaf·y
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lee-fee]
    • /ˈli fi/
    • /ˈliː.fi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lee-fee]
    • /ˈli fi/

Definitions of leafy word

  • adjective leafy having, abounding in, or covered with leaves or foliage: the leafy woods. 1
  • adjective leafy having broad leaves or consisting mainly of leaves: leafy vegetables. 1
  • adjective leafy leaflike; foliaceous. 1
  • noun leafy Having many leaves or much foliage. 1
  • adjective leafy tree: having many leaves 1
  • adjective leafy vegetable: with leaves 1

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Origin of leafy

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; leaf + -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Leafy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

leafy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

leafy usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for leafy

adj leafy

  • wooded — made of wood; wooden.
  • verdant — green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass: a verdant oasis.
  • shady — abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
  • shaded — noting or pertaining to an ornamented type in which a thin white line appears along one edge of each of the main strokes of a character.
  • abounding — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.

adjective leafy

  • lush — (of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.
  • luxuriant — abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation.
  • rank — Otto [awt-oh] /ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1884–1939, Austrian psychoanalyst.
  • covered — A covered area is an area that has a roof.

Antonyms for leafy

adj leafy

  • leafless — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.

adjective leafy

  • bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.

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