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All earthy synonyms

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adj earthy

  • folksy — friendly or neighborly; sociable.
  • simple — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
  • funky — Jazz. having an earthy, blues-based quality or character.
  • homey — comfortably informal and inviting; cozy; homelike: a homey little inn.
  • down-to-earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
  • dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • easygoing — going easily, as a horse.
  • hard-boiled — Cookery. (of an egg) boiled in the shell long enough for the yolk and white to solidify.
  • homely — lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.
  • indelicate — offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse: indelicate language.
  • lusty — full of or characterized by healthy vigor.
  • mundane — common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
  • natural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
  • pragmatic — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
  • ribald — vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous.
  • robust — strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
  • rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
  • uninhibited — not inhibited or restricted: uninhibited freedom to act.
  • unrefined — not refined; not purified, as substances: unrefined metal.
  • down home — of, relating to, or exhibiting the simple, familiar, or folksy qualities associated with one's family or with rural areas, especially of the southern U.S.: down-home cooking; down-home hospitality.
  • lowbred — characterized by or characteristic of low or vulgar breeding; ill-bred; coarse.
  • unidealistic — of or relating to idealism or idealists.
  • bawdy — A bawdy story or joke contains humorous references to sex.
  • coarse — Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
  • crude — A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
  • down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.

adjective earthy

  • unpretentious — not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort.
  • no-nonsense — not tolerating anything frivolous or trifling; firm and businesslike: a no-nonsense approach to money matters; a no-nonsense teacher with well-behaved classes.
  • unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
  • basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
  • practical — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
  • vulgar — characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
  • raunchy — vulgar or smutty; crude; earthy; obscene: a raunchy joke.
  • gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
  • rude — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
  • dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
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