Lux vs Lush - What's the difference?
lux | lush |
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx
(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.
As nouns the difference between lux and lush
is that lux is in the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx while lush is drunkard, sot, alcoholic.As verbs the difference between lux and lush
is that lux is to put out of joint; to luxate while lush is to drink liquor to excess.As an adjective lush is
lax; slack; limp; flexible.As a proper noun Lush is
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English
(wikipedia lux)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (English light).Noun
(lux)Etymology 2
Compare (etyl) luxer. See luxate.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!
