Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leafy

/ˈliːfi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: leafy
IPA: /ˈliːfi/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered with leaves.

adj

Containing much foliage.

adj

In the form of leaves (of some material).

adj

Resembling a leaf.

adj

Wealthy, middle- or upper-class.

Example Sentences

"leafy trees"
"leafy vegetables"
"a leafy avenue"
"The Earth is facing a climate crisis, but it’s also getting greener and leafier. According to new research, the rise is largely courtesy of China and India."
"Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them."
"They live in a beautiful house in a leafy suburb."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der.? Proto-Germanic *laubą Proto-West Germanic *laub Old English lēaf Middle English lef English leaf Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English leafy From leaf + -y.

Inflected Forms

leafier (comparative) leafiest (superlative) leavy (alternative)

Derived Forms

leafily leafiness nonleafy unleafy

Phrases

leafy-fruited nightshade leafy goosefoot leafy greens leafy liverwort leafy sea dragon leafy seadragon leafy spurge leafy-stemmed

Synonyms

foliated laminate layered

Rhymes With

beefy fifi heaphy recife reefy

Questions

How do you pronounce leafy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈliːfi/.
What does leafy mean?: Covered with leaves.
Where does leafy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der.? Proto-Germanic *laubą Proto-West Germanic *laub Old English lēaf Middle English lef English leaf Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English leafy From leaf + -y.

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