grassy

34 1.0

An area covered with grass, like a field or lawn

adjective
/ˈɡræs.i/

: herboso

The property contains a level, grassy paddock in a remote corner of the facility where guests can observe.
a grassy area
a grassy field
a grassy plain

I'm standing on a grassy Knoll area.

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Examples

She laid down on the soft grassy area to enjoy the warm sun.
On the Mall, we follow a path leading among the trees to a grassy knoll.

Academic text (2003)
We'll bring her gently down on that grassy hill there.

I Spy (2002)
The main herd of animals can be found in the grassy plain below you," said the voice.

Fiction book (1990)
Not long ago, she gave birth in this grassy den to five cubs.

African Cats (2011)
At least one other is very likely in the grassy Knoll area.

Julian Dorey
Clear of the trees, it leaped forward to race across the grassy field on the shore.

Fiction book (1992)
The plant is common in grassy fields of Brooth near Khuiratta and flowers during March-April.

Academic text (2014)
A UPS delivery man was trotting across the newly mown grassy rectangle toward the opposite side of the complex.

Fiction book (1994)
The children played happily on the grassy field during the picnic.

Synonyms

verdant

vsgrassy

8 6.5

An area that is green with plants and grass

is specifically about being covered with lots of grass rather than general greenness

grass-covered

vsgrassy

1 2.6

An area with grass growing on it

has the same meaning but appears as a compound form

grassed

vsgrassy

2.3

Covered by short green plants that grow on the ground like a lawn

is the general descriptive adjective for areas with much grass

turfy

vsgrassy

4.9

Covered in grass or smelling like grass

focuses more on plain grass coverage rather than texture or smell

lawned

vsgrassy

3.5

Covered with grass like a garden or park

is more general, meaning covered with grass without implying maintenance

meadowy

vsgrassy

3.7

Smelling or tasting like a field of grass and wildflowers

emphasizes plain grass coverage rather than floral or meadow features

Antonyms

bare

217 2.2

Not covered or protected, showing the plain surface

barren

57 4.6

Land where plants and animals cannot grow

grassless

1 3.3

Land that has no grass growing on it

Compounds

grassy death camas

Specialized

9.9

A poisonous plant with grass-like leaves that kills grazing animals

grassy-leafed

6.1

Having leaves that look like grass

grassy-leaved

6.1

Having long narrow leaves that look like grass

How Grassy

lush

51 3.7

grassy

34 1.0

sparse

31 5.0

barren

5 7.4

Surface Forms

grassy positive

grassier comparative

grassiest superlative

Morphology

grassy = grass (transparent) = grass + y

The adjective is a straightforward adjective-forming derivation from the noun 'grass' with the productive suffix '-y' meaning 'characterized by/covered with grass'.

Etymology

Grassy comes from the common word grass plus the small ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'covered with'. So a grassy field is simply a place 'covered with' grass, like a green blanket.