Earthy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

not far removed from or suggestive of nature

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛndoʊɡlˈɑːbjʊlɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɜːθi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɜːθi/

2 syllables Say it as /ˌɛndoʊɡlˈɑːbjʊlɚɹ/.

Examples

coarse language
a crude joke
crude behavior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gross crude vulgar down-to-earth

Parts of Speech

adjective	conspicuously and tastelessly indecent “coarse language”
adjective	not far removed from or suggestive of nature “the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow”
adjective	hearty and lusty “an earthy enjoyment of life”
adjective	of or consisting of or resembling earth “it had an earthy smell”
adjective	sensible and practical “has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem”

Word Forms

crudeness	noun	an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
crudity	noun	an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
grossness	noun	the quality of lacking taste and refinement
vulgarity	noun	the quality of lacking taste and refinement
earth	noun	the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erdig

auffallend und geschmacklos unanständig

🇫🇷French

terreux

manifestement et de mauvais goût indécent

🇪🇸Spanish

terroso

llamativamente y de mal gusto indecente

🇮🇹Italian

terroso

vistosamente e senza gusto indecente

🇳🇱Dutch

aards

opvallend en smakeloos onfatsoenlijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

terreno

visivelmente e de mau gosto indecente

🇷🇺Russian

землистый

явно и безвкусно неприлично

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिट्टी की

स्पष्ट रूप से और बेस्वाद रूप से अशोभनीय

🇧🇩Bengali

মাটির

সুস্পষ্টভাবে এবং স্বাদহীনভাবে অশালীন

🇮🇳Tamil

மண் சார்ந்த

வெளிப்படையான மற்றும் சுவையற்ற அநாகரீகமான

🇮🇳Telugu

మట్టితో కూడిన

ప్రస్ఫుటంగా మరియు రుచి లేకుండా అసభ్యంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

मातीचा

स्पष्टपणे आणि चवहीनपणे अशोभनीय

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધરતીનું

દેખીતી રીતે અને સ્વાદહીન રીતે અશિષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಣ್ಣಿನ

ಎದ್ದುಕಾಣುವ ಮತ್ತು ರುಚಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಅಸಭ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മണ്ണുള്ള

പ്രകടമായും രുചിയില്ലാതെയും അസഭ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿੱਟੀ ਵਾਲਾ

ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਅਤੇ ਸਵਾਦ ਰਹਿਤ ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

مٹی والا

واضح اور بے ذائقہ بے حیائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

土质的

明显且无品味的不雅

🇯🇵Japanese

土っぽい

著しく、そして無味乾燥な

🇰🇷Korean

거친

눈에 띄고 맛없게도 음란하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giống đất

khiếm nhã một cách rõ ràng và vô vị

🇹🇭Thai

เหมือนดิน

อย่างอนาจารอย่างเด่นชัดและไร้รส

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersahaja

secara mencolok dan tidak senonoh

🇵🇭Filipino

makalupa

kitang-kita at walang lasa indecent

🇲🇾Malay

bersahaja

mencolok dan hambar tidak senonoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترابي

بشكل واضح وبلا طعم وغير لائقة

🇮🇷Persian

خاکی

آشکارا و بی مزه ناشایست

🇹🇷Turkish

dünyevi

bariz ve tatsız bir şekilde uygunsuz

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲפָרִי

מגונה באופן בולט וחסר טעם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'earthy'?

The primary meaning of 'earthy' is 'conspicuously and tastelessly indecent'.

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Using 'earthy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'earthy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'earthy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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