Plushy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of textures) resembling plush

characterized by extravagance and profusion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈʌʃi/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈʌʃi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈʌʃi/

2 syllables Say it as /plˈʌʃi/.

Examples

a lavish buffet
a lucullan feast

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plush plush-like lush lavish lucullan

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of textures) resembling plush
adjective	characterized by extravagance and profusion “a lavish buffet”

Word Forms

plush	noun	a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
lavishness	noun	the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
Lucullus	noun	Roman general famous for self-indulgence and giving lavish banquets (circa 110-57 BC)
lushness	noun	the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

plüschig

(von Texturen), die Plüsch ähneln

🇫🇷French

peluche

(de textures) ressemblant à de la peluche

🇪🇸Spanish

lujoso

(de texturas) parecidas a la felpa

🇮🇹Italian

peluche

(di tessuti) somigliante a peluche

🇳🇱Dutch

plucheachtig

(van texturen) die lijken op pluche

🇵🇹Portuguese

pelúcia

(de texturas) semelhante a pelúcia

🇷🇺Russian

плюшевый

(текстуры) напоминающие плюш

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सजीला

(बनावट का) आलीशान जैसा

🇧🇩Bengali

মসৃণ

(টেক্সচারের) প্লাশের অনুরূপ

🇮🇳Tamil

பட்டு

(அமைப்புகளின்) பட்டு போன்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖరీదైన

(ఆకృతుల) ఖరీదైన పోలి

🇮🇳Marathi

आलिशान

(पोतांचे) प्लशसारखे दिसणारे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુંવાળપનો

(ટેક્ચરનું) સુંવાળપનો જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಲೆಬಾಳುವ

(ಟೆಕಶ್ಚರ್ಗಳ) ಪ್ಲಶ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമൃദ്ധമായ

(ടെക്‌സ്ചറുകളുടെ) പ്ലഷിനോട് സാമ്യമുള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਲੀਸ਼ਾਨ

(ਗਠਤ ਦਾ) ਆਲੀਸ਼ਾਨ ਵਰਗਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

آلیشان

(بناوٹ کی) آلیشان سے مشابہت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

毛绒的

（质地）类似毛绒的

🇯🇵Japanese

ぬいぐるみ

（質感が）ぬいぐるみに似ている

🇰🇷Korean

봉제인형

(질감이) 봉제 인형과 비슷하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sang trọng

(về kết cấu) giống như nhung lông

🇹🇭Thai

หรูหรา

(เนื้อสัมผัส) คล้ายตุ๊กตา

🇮🇩Indonesian

mewah

(tekstur) menyerupai mewah

🇵🇭Filipino

malambot

(ng mga texture) na kahawig ng plush

🇲🇾Malay

mewah

(daripada tekstur) menyerupai mewah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فخم

(من القوام) يشبه الفخم

🇮🇷Persian

مخمل خواب دار

(از بافت ها) شبیه مخمل خواب دار

🇹🇷Turkish

peluş

(dokulardan) peluşa benzeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

קטיפה

(של טקסטורות) הדומה לקטיפה

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