leafy

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leafy

  • /ˈliːfi/

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adjective leafier · leafiest · leavy

  1. Covered with leaves. leafy trees
  2. Containing much foliage. a leafy avenue
  3. In the form of leaves (of some material).

    Similar: foliated, laminate, layered

  4. Resembling a leaf. Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them.
  5. of a place Wealthy, middle- or upper-class. They live in a beautiful house in a leafy suburb.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: foliaged, leafed, leaflike, leaved, foliate, foliose, foliolate, foliaceous, bifoliate, ivied, unifoliate, bowery, ivy-covered, broad-leaved, broadleaf, deciduous

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adj covered with leaves

Españolfrondoso, hojoso
Portuguêsfrondoso
Françaisfeuillu
Deutschlaubtragender, belaubt, laubig, beblättert
Italianofoglioso
Românăfrunzos

adj containing much foliage

Españolfrondoso, hojoso
Portuguêsfolhoso, frondoso
Françaisfeuillu
Deutschlaubreich, begrünt, blattreich, blätterreich
Italianofronzuto
Românăfrunzos

adj in the form of leaves (of some material)

Españolfoliáceo, hojoso
Portuguêsfoliáceo
Françaisfeuilleté
Deutschblattartig, Blatt-

adj resembling a leaf

Españolhojoso, foliáceo
Deutschblattartig

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@misc{leafy_2026,
  title = {leafy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leafy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}