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earthy

earthy

13 3.4
Having the smell, color, or taste of soil
  • adjective
  • /ˈɜrθi/
translation icon : terroso
  • I inhaled the rich scent of earthy decay and the green life that fed on it.
  • earthy brown
  • earthy quality

They smell very mildly earthy, very, very mildly earthy.

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Examples

  • I love that earthy aroma.

  • A sweet, earthy smell.

  • The end result is this kind of deep earthy red, I'd call it.

  • When we got outside, the air smelled like spring, earthy and green and damp, the smell of possibility.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • It was delicious, very earthy tasting blueberry.

  • The grass and trees have dulled to an earthy sepia tint.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • And this one smells of towering Cedars and tangles of earthy roots.

  • The soil in this garden has an earthy texture that feels rich and supportive for the plants.

  • She loves the earthy flavor of fresh vegetables straight from the farm.

  • His painting features earthy tones that evoke a sense of warmth and connection to nature.

Synonyms

rooty
vsearthy
1 7.1

Having an earthy taste or smell like beets

is broader, meaning qualities of soil and nature beyond just roots

Antonyms

267 3.6

Made by people rather than by nature, often as a copy of something natural

synthetic
  • Specialized
6 5.3

A substance made by people instead of from natural sources

Compounds

1 3.5

A natural soft color like brown or green that looks like soil

How Natural

natural
1.0
earthy
13 3.4
synthetic
  • Specialized
6 5.3

Surface Forms

earthy positive

Morphology

earthy = earth (transparent) = earth + y

Literal adjectival formation meaning 'having qualities of earth/soil' and directly inferable from 'earth' + '-y'.

Etymology

Earthy comes from earth, meaning 'soil' or 'ground', so it describes things that seem like nature. You can use it for colours, smells, or tastes that remind you of soil or the outdoors. That's why a wine or painting can be called earthy when it has a natural, soil-like quality.