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🧵 A soft fabric 💎 Luxurious 🛋️ Very soft
plush

plush

5 3.5
Very soft and thick to touch, making it comfortable to sit or lie on
  • adjective
  • /plʌʃ/
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  • The plush carpet felt wonderful under her bare feet as she walked through the living room.
  • plush carpet
  • plush chair
  • plush sofa

So it started with this really beautiful, super buttery, really plush kind of texture.

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Examples

  • Like both sides are so plush, really beautiful, really soft, greatly made.

  • We've been enjoying the plush comforts of the upper sky lounge of the first-class cabin of the Air France 747.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • What if you got her a plush cat?

    Nine Lives (2016)

  • I really wanted a super plush soft couch.

  • They're super plush, very, very soft.

  • The next one down was about an inch thick, really plush.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Jaffa sits in one of the plush cabin seats.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Finally, he rested and leaned back into the plush leather cushion of his chair.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Lando and Wendy turned left instead, and followed a plush red carpet into a nicely appointed lobby.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • It feels really plush, nice and soft to the touch feels luxurious and yes, this doesn't pill it's pill resistant and it's polyester free, so no scratchiness even after washing.

Synonyms

luxurious
vsplush
62 5.6

Something that is very comfortable and expensive and shows someone is rich

focuses more on the tangible thick soft texture than on status
fuzzy
vsplush
44 1.1

Covered with soft light hairs like kitten fur

is denser and heavier, producing a more luxurious hand
woolly
vsplush
12 3.0

Soft and covered with thick hair like a sheep

is smoother and thicker, creating a more refined cozy surface
velvety
vsplush
11 3.8

Smooth and very soft in touch, look, sound, or taste

is denser and heavier, suggesting a richer tactile experience
pillowy
vsplush
3 3.5

Having a soft, full, and fluffy feel like a cushion

is firmer and more dense, giving a deep luxurious softness
cushiony
vsplush
1 3.0

Soft and comfortable because it has cushions or soft padding

focuses more on rich, thick surface texture than inner cushioning
plushy
vsplush
4.6

Soft and thick like the fabric used for teddy bears

is the same idea but adds a stronger sense of luxury
plush-like
vsplush
4.9

Soft and thick like a stuffed toy

is the actual thicker material with a deeper tactile weight
as soft as velvet
vsplush
3.6

Very soft to the touch like velvet

adds greater pile and density giving a heavier soft feel
velvet-textured
vsplush
5.1

Smooth and very soft to touch, sound, or taste, like chocolate

is thicker and plusher in feel, creating more warmth and depth
sueded
vsplush
5.3

A soft, velvet-like surface that feels slightly fuzzy to the touch

is thicker and fluffier overall rather than a thin velvety layer
felty
vsplush
8.1

Soft and slightly fuzzy like a warm wool hat

offers a deeper, cushioned surface with more tactile richness

Antonyms

uncomfortable
713 1.7

Causing physical pain or making you feel uneasy in a situation

harsh
47 3.9

Very strong and unpleasant to the senses, like bright light or bitter taste

Compounds

plush-like
4.9

Soft and thick like a stuffed toy

How Soft

plush
5 3.5
cushiony
1 3.0
velvety
11 3.8
soft
552 1.0
fuzzy
44 1.1

Surface Forms

plush positive
plusher comparative
plushest superlative

Etymology

The adjective plush meaning 'very soft and thick' keeps the idea of 'fluff' from the French peluche, so we use it for things that feel like the soft fabric, such as plush carpets or toys.