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View usage for: (plʌʃ) Word forms: comparative plusher, superlative plushest1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe something as plush, you mean that it is very smart, comfortable, or expensive. ...a plush, four-storey, Georgian house in Mayfair. ...one of the plushest posts in U.S. diplomacy. Synonyms: luxurious, luxury, costly, lavish More Synonyms of plush 2. uncountable nounPlush is a thick soft material like velvet, used especially for carpets and to cover furniture. All the seats were in red plush. (plʌʃ) noun1. a. a fabric with a cut pile that is longer and softer than velvet b. (as modifier) a plush chair adjective2. Also: plushy informal lavishly appointed; rich; costly Derived forms plushly (ˈplushly) adverb plushness (ˈplushness) noun Word origin C16: from French pluche, from Old French peluchier to pluck, ultimately from Latin pilus a hair, pile3plush in American English (plʌʃ) noun1. a fabric with a soft, thick, deep pile adjective3. Informal luxurious, as in furnishings Word origin Fr pluche < peluche < OFr peluchier, to pluck < VL * piluccare: see pluck Examples of 'plush' in a sentenceplush The plush hotel has no less than five swimming and reasonably priced beauty treatments, such as relaxing facials and massages.Despite the plush hotel that's waiting, no one wants to go first.Then there are the plush offices and large salaries of the people who run the thing.We sit on one of the plush sofas.Visit a plush local hotel and enjoy its lobby.She shudders at a plush crimson chair with a gargantuan back.More practicality is in the plush seat.The carpets are so plush they practically tickle the shins.Most charities have plush offices in the city. Carpets so plush that you could hardly walk.Passengers were able to move more freely within the cars with the plush chairs on the aisle and the sleeper beds above.But you're not here to sit on red plush.There's also a snug lounge with plush velvet sofas and lilies.We've been offered jobs to convert old bank buildings into plush hotels and the like.Big plush seats, the pilot behind glass.The offices are plush, but not gilded.But the bedrooms are superb with hardwood floors, plush sofas and standalone baths.Picking up the post and opening a questionnaire from a plush hotel, she was puzzled.A creaky door led to a small shower room with plush red towels.The Italian striker is leaving his Manchester city centre penthouse for a plush pad in the sticks.A You forked out a hefty sum for plush new sofas and were disappointed to find faults when they arrived.The signs are ominous from the opening scene, when clubbers are having a party on the roof of a plush Ibiza pad.The dual seat (which has a high and low setting) feels padded and plush and the instrument panel is easy to read. Word lists withplush fabricBritish English: plush ADJECTIVE If you describe something as plush, you mean that it is very smart, comfortable, or expensive. ...their plush new training facility. - American English: plush
- Brazilian Portuguese: suntuoso
- Chinese: 豪华舒适的
- European Spanish: lujoso
- French: somptueux
- German: vornehm
- Italian: lussuoso
- Japanese: 豪華な
- Korean: 호화스런
- European Portuguese: sumptuoso
- Latin American Spanish: lujoso
Definition luxurious a plush Georgian house in Mayfair Synonyms Opposites cheap , ordinary , plain , inexpensive , spartan , cheap and nasty Additional synonymsthe exceptionally beautiful and costly cloths made in northern Italy Synonyms splendid, rich, valuable, precious, gorgeous, lavish, luxurious, sumptuous, priceless, opulentDefinition great in quantity or richness a lavish party to celebrate his fiftieth birthday Synonyms grand, magnificent, splendid, lush, abundant, sumptuous, exuberant, opulent, copious, luxuriant, profuseDefinition having or indicating wealth an opulent lifestyle Synonyms luxurious, expensive, champagne, magnificent, costly, splendid, lavish, sumptuous, plush (informal), ritzy (slang), de luxe, well-appointed - plunge
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Additional synonymsDefinition like a palace a palatial Hollywood mansion Synonyms magnificent, grand, imposing, splendid, gorgeous, luxurious, spacious, majestic, regal, stately, sumptuous, plush (informal), illustrious, grandiose, opulent, de luxe, splendiferous (facetious) This is a Baroque church with a rich interior. Synonyms costly, fine, expensive, valuable, superb, elegant, precious, elaborate, splendid, gorgeous, lavish, exquisite, sumptuous, priceless, palatial, beyond price Definition luxurious or elegant Palm Springs has a lot of ritzy restaurants. Synonyms luxurious, grand, luxury, elegant, glittering, glamorous, stylish, posh (informal, British), sumptuous, plush (informal), high-class, opulent, swanky (informal), de luxe, schmick (Australian, informal) Definition magnificent and very expensive a sumptuous feast Synonyms luxurious, rich, grand, expensive, superb, magnificent, costly, splendid, posh (informal, British), gorgeous, lavish, extravagant, plush (informal), opulent, palatial, ritzy (slang), de luxe, splendiferous (facetious) |