Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lushness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: lush-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being lush.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The lushness of the jungle impeded travel; it seemed plants deliberately tried to slow us down."
"Dynamic typography reinvigorates the storytelling genre by anthropomorphizing fonts, defibrillating calligraphy, creating rhythmic, ambient moodscapes without sacrificing speed or lushness."
"[…] neighbors often stop in summer to admire the lushness of the Japanese lilies and the lavender spires of the liriope."

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lushnesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

lusciousness

Synonyms

luxuriance voluptuousness

Questions

What does lushness mean?: The property of being lush.
Where does lushness come from?: 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.

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