woodsy

6 4.4

Having the smell or feel of a forest

adjective
/ˈwʊdzi/

: boscoso

The familiar, woodsy scent of pine filled the air as we hiked through the forest.
woodsy scent
woodsy flavor
woodsy smell

So it's like a soft, beautiful, woodsy, spicy scent.

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Examples

Ferns and green plants growing in great stone urns beneath a skylight filled the room with a woodsy aroma.

Fiction book (1993)
When she listed the property, she fell in love with it: seven woodsy acres cleft by a trout stream that burbled.

Fiction book (1997)
It's sweet, but it's woodsy and fresh at the same time.

KathleenLights
After some time, we came to a little bit of a woodsy opening with relatively flat ground.

Blog text (9)
Floral with a woodsy finish.

Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
Want to smell spicy and woodsy or clean and fresh?
There are some really nice lookouts and really beautiful woodsy trails.

Blog text (3)
Her beauty, coupled with her woodsy perfume, made her irresistible.

Fiction book (1999)
We just sat there, breathing in the woodsy aroma of the scotch, watching night bleed into the sky.

Fiction book (2002)
Dylan and Knox walk hand in hand up a quaint, woodsy path behind Knox's home.

Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

wooded

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32 2.4

An area with many trees growing on it

highlights the woodland smell or feel rather than only tree presence

earthy

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13 3.4

Having the smell, color, or taste of soil

focuses on woodland scents and tree-filled appearance rather than soil notes

oaky

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2 6.5

Having the taste or smell of old wooden barrels, as in wine

is about the broader woodland feel and scent rather than oak alone

piney

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2 3.7

Smelling or tasting like pine trees

is more general, covering forest scents and overall woodland character

woody

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1 2.0

Having many trees like a small forest

focuses more on scent and woodland atmosphere than mere tree cover

forested

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1 2.3

An area covered with many trees

stresses the woodland scent or character rather than only forest cover

piny

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1 5.3

Covered with many pine trees or smelling like pine

is broader, meaning general woodland smell or appearance not only pine

timbered

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4.2

Land covered with trees

emphasizes the smell or forest-like mood over simple tree growth

foresty

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4.2

Covered with many trees

leans more toward woodland scent and cosy forest atmosphere

forestlike

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3.5

Like a forest with many trees and plants

adds specific woodland smells or small-scale wood character to that image

arboreous

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9.8

Full of trees, like a forest or park

adds the sensory forest qualities such as scent and appearance

arboraceous

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9.9

Having many trees like a forest or park

stresses the evocative woodland smell and rustic forest feel

arbory

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Archaic

9.9

Covered with trees like a small wood

uses plain sensory woodland cues like smell rather than literary tone

cedar-scented

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4.6

Having a smell like cedar wood

refers to overall woodland scent or look not limited to cedar

cedary

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6.7

Having a warm, woody smell or taste like wood from a sweet-smelling tree

speaks to general forest-like smell and appearance instead of cedar alone

How Woodsy

forestlike

3.5

wooded

32 2.4

woodsy

6 4.4

tree-lined

10 3.2

Surface Forms

woodsy positive

Morphology

woodsy = woods (transparent) = woods + y

Clear combination of 'woods' and the adjectival suffix '-y' (the 's' functions as a linking element), so the meaning 'resembling or characteristic of woods' is readily inferable.

Etymology

The word woodsy comes from wood meaning 'trees' or 'forest' and the ending -y meaning 'full of' or 'like'. So, woodsy means 'like the woods' and is used for smells, places, or things that remind you of a forest.