Meaning

6 senses
  1. Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).

    The earthy smell of fresh turned loam told me the farmer had started plowing this morning, the definitive sign of spring for me.

    erdig

    землянойzemljanoj, землистыйzemlistyj

    of or consisting of or resembling earth

  2. Composed, or largely composed, of soil.

  3. (figuratively)Down-to-earth, not artificial, natural.

    She was an earthy soul, the salt of the earth as they say of such rural folk, untarnished by false civilization.

    непосредственныйneposredstvennyj, земнойzemnoj, житейскийžitejskij

  4. (figuratively)Coarse and unrefined, crude.

    earthy humour

    грубыйgrubyj

  5. Like or resembling the earth or of the earth.

  6. Covered with earth (mud, dirt).

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Matcha tea has a rich, earthy flavor.

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  2. I have spoken to you of earthy things.

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  3. Yanni's breath smelt earthy like he had eaten soil.

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  4. The berry has a somewhat tart flavor, fairly earthy with traces of sweetness.

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  5. Billie Holiday had an earthy, gravelly voice.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
resembling dirt or soil:
down to earth:
(figurative) coarse and unrefined, crude:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
resembling dirt or soil:

Origin

From Middle English erthy, equivalent to earth + -y. Compare German erdig (“earthy”), Swed

From Middle English erthy, equivalent to earth + -y. Compare German erdig (“earthy”), Swedish jordig (“earthy”).

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Forms

earthier, earthiest
Comparativeearthier Lesson
Superlativeearthiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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