heath
noun
ˈhēth 
1
a
: a tract of wasteland
b
: an extensive area of rather level open uncultivated land usually with poor coarse soil, inferior drainage, and a surface rich in peat or peaty humus
2
a
: any of a family (Ericaceae, the heath family) of shrubby dicotyledonous and often evergreen plants that thrive on open barren usually acid and ill-drained soil
especially : an evergreen subshrub of either of two genera (Erica and Calluna) with whorls of needlelike leaves and clusters of small flowers
b
: any of various plants that resemble true heaths
heathless
ˈhēth-ləs
adjective heathlike
ˈhēth-ˌlīk
adjective heathy
ˈhē-thē
adjective 
Synonyms
- campo
- champaign
- down(s)
- grassland
- lea
- ley
- llano
- moor
- pampa
- plain
- prairie
- savanna
- savannah
- steppe
- tundra
- veld
- veldt
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Example Sentences
not much grows on the heath besides heather drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end
Word History
Etymology
Middle English heth, from Old English hǣth; akin to Old High German heida heather, Old Welsh coit forest
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing heath
Kids Definition
heath
noun
ˈhēth
1
: a low, woody, and often evergreen plant that grows chiefly on poor wet soil
2
: a usually open level area of land on which heaths can grow
Biographical Definition
Heath
biographical name
ˈhēth
Sir Edward (Richard George) 1916–2005 British prime minister (1970–74)
heath
noun
1
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country not much grows on the heath besides heather Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- prairie
- grassland
- plain
- steppe
- meadow
- moor
- veld
- savanna
- pampa
- lea
- tundra
- savannah
- champaign
- campo
- field
- veldt
- ley
- llano
- lowland
- down(s)
- plateau
- upland
- floodplain
- tableland
- flat
- bottomland
- table
- bottom
2
as in desert
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end Synonyms & Similar Words
- desert
- barren
- wasteland
- wilderness
- bush
- waste
- no-man's-land
- desolation
- wild
- brush
- badland
- dust bowl
- outdoors
- open air
- open
- nature
- out-of-doors