Bounteous vs Lush - What's the difference?
bounteous | lush | Related terms |
(obsolete) Lax; slack; limp; flexible.
(dialectal) Mellow; soft; (of ground or soil) easily turned.
(of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life.
* 2006 , Stefani Jackenthal, New York Times
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(slang, of food) Luxuriant, delicious.
(British, slang) Beautiful, sexy.
(British, Canada, slang) Amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked.
(pejorative) Drunkard, sot, alcoholic.
Intoxicating liquor.
To drink liquor to excess.
To drink (liquor) to excess.
Bounteous is a related term of lush.
As an adjective bounteous
is (of a person) inclined to be generous.As a proper noun lush is
.lush
English
(wikipedia lush)Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Related to (m). More at (l), (l).Adjective
(er)- Some of the world’s best rain forest and volcanic hiking can be found within the lush canopied Caribbean trail systems. Chock-full of waterfalls and hot springs, bright-colored birds and howling monkeys, flora-lined trails cut through thick, fragrant forests and up cloud-covered mountains.
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- That meal was lush ! We have to go that restaurant again sometime!
- Boys with long hair are lush !
- Your voice is lush , Lucy! I could listen to it all day!