Words / C2

LUSH/lʌʃ/

Lush means growing thickly and richly, or luxurious in a rich, abundant way: lush grass, a lush interior. Luxuriant (already in the dictionary) is the close twin of thick growth and ornate style; luxurious is of costly comfort — the mix-up. Turgid (already in the dictionary) is pompously swollen. Thick branding does not unlock a chained door.

Meaning

Growing thickly and richly; also luxurious in a rich, abundant way.

Examples

• “Lush branding still left the fire door chained.”
• “Luxuriant is thick growth or ornate style (already in C2). Abundant is everyday-wider (already in B2). Luxurious is of comfort and cost — the mix-up. Turgid is pompously overwritten (already in C2). Growth on the right object can be exact. A thick logo-field that never names the warden is theatre. Unlock first; then the foliage.”

Good to know

Thickly rich; luxuriant. Everyday: rich / abundant (already in this dictionary). Close: luxuriant (already in C2). Mix-up: luxurious (costly comfort). Contrast: turgid (pompous — already in C2). Branding ≠ an exit.

Near in meaning

luxuriant, abundant, rich, opulent

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