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plushness

plushness

1 4.1
A very soft, thick feel like a sofa or carpet
  • noun
  • /ˈplʌʃnəs/
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  • She admired the plushness of the sofa, which offered both comfort and style.

It's like plushness I think and that's just broken in baby.

Examples

  • Nothing in my life matched that language, and I rejoiced in its acoustic plushness.

    Academic text (2010)

  • A person gets tired shopping, and if you're going to supply some plushness, I'm going to take my time in there because Lord knows.

    Blog text (2)

  • It's like plushness I think and that's just broken in baby.

    Zane and Heath: UNFILTERED

  • Inside the tabernacle, it is warm, almost hot, in the yellow light, and the air has its own stuffy sweetness: perfume, hymnal paper, the dusty plushness of the old seats.

    Academic text (1999)

  • He tore it over his head and threw it across the room; we wrapped our arms around each other, delighting in the feel of skin on skin, reveling in the plushness of the cloak, whose unsuspecting owner proceeded with his stupefaction below.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The plushness of the carpet made the living room feel warm and inviting.

  • The plushness of the blanket was perfect for cozy winter nights.

Synonyms

velvetiness
vsplushness
7.7

A very soft, smooth, and rich feeling when you touch or taste something

is thicker and more luxurious, used especially in carpets and upholstery
squishiness
vsplushness
5.3

A soft quality that makes things easy to press or squeeze

is more substantial and thick rather than easily compressible

Antonyms

hardness
  • Specialized
5 4.8

How difficult it is to scratch or dent a material

roughness
4 3.4

The way a surface feels when it is not smooth

How Thick

plushness
1 4.1
carpet
355 1.0
rug
352 1.0
mat
136 1.0

Surface Forms

plushness singular
plushnesses plural

Morphology

plushness = plush (transparent) = plush + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'plush' with '-ness', yielding the quality 'the state of being plush'.

Etymology

The word plushness comes from the French word peluche, which came from an old word for 'hair' or 'shag', so it first named cloth that looked like soft, short fur. That's why plushness now means the soft, thick, luxurious feel of a fabric, carpet, or sofa.