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- pronunciation:
- uhr
thi
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
earthier, earthiest |
| definition 1: |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious.
She found her new friends surprisingly earthy despite their aristocratic backgrounds.- synonyms:
- realistic
- antonyms:
- artificial, impractical, pretentious
- similar words:
- down-to-earth, matter-of-fact, practical, pragmatic, sensible, straightforward, unaffected, unpretentious
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| definition 2: |
unrefined, coarse, or sexually suggestive.
- synonyms:
- carnal, sexual, sexy, unrefined
- antonyms:
- refined
- similar words:
- bawdy, lusty, ribald, sensual
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| definition 3: |
consisting of the properties of earth; of the soil.
- synonyms:
- earthen
- similar words:
- dusty, muddy, terrestrial
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| related words: |
down-to-earth, gross, off-color, rugged |
adverb + (adj.)earthy
bit, deep, deeply, slightly
(adj.)earthy
+ adverb
somewhat
(adj.)earthy
+ noun
accent,
aroma,
backdrop,
bean,
beauty,
beet,
blue,
brown,
character,
charm,
cheese,
color,
combination,
delight,
element,
fashion,
flavor,
foot,
green,
herb,
hue,
humor,
manner,
mix,
mixture,
mushroom,
nose,
note,
nuance,
odor,
orange,
paint,
palette,
parsnip,
pinot,
potato,
quality,
recipe,
red,
root,
rutabaga,
sage,
scent,
shade,
shadow,
smell,
soup,
style,
sweetness,
tale,
taste,
texture,
tone,
truffle,
vegetable,
wheat,
wine
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| derivation: |
earthily (adv.) |
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