Definitions for earthy
ˈɜr θiearth·y

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crude, earthy, gross, vulgaradjective

   conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

   "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"

2. earthyadjective

   not far removed from or suggestive of nature

   "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass"

3. earthyadjective

   hearty and lusty

   "an earthy enjoyment of life"

4. earthyadjective

   of or consisting of or resembling earth

   "it had an earthy smell"; "only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean"

5. down-to-earth, earthyadjective

   sensible and practical

   "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. earthyadjective

   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.

2. earthyadjective

   Down to earth, un-artificed, natural.

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

3. earthyadjective

   Like or resembling the earth or of the earth.

4. earthyadjective

   Covered with earth (mud, dirt).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Earthyadjective

   Etymology: from earth.

   1. Consisting of earth.

   Long may’st thou live in Richard’s seat to sit,
   And soon lie Richard in an earthy pit! William Shakespeare, Richard II.

   These lamps are inflamed by the admission of new air, when the sepulchres are opened, as we see in fat earthy vapours of divers sorts. John Wilkins, Math. Magic.

   All water, especially that of rain, is more or less stored with matter, light in comparison of the common mineral earthy matter. John Woodward, Natural History.

   2. Composed or partaking of earth; terrene.

   To survey his dead and earthy image,
   What were it but to make my sorrow greater. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   Him lord pronounc’d, he, O indignity!
   Subjected to his service angel-wings,
   And flaming ministers to watch and tend
   Their earthy charge. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix. l. 157.

   3. Inhabiting the earth; terrestrial.

   Those earthy spirits black and envious are;
   I’ll call up other gods of form more fair. John Dryden, Ind. Emper.

   4. Relating to earth.

   Mine is the shipwreck, in a watry sign;
   And in an earthy, the dark dungeon thine. Dryden.

   5. Not mental; gross; not refined.

   Teach me, dear creature, how to think and speak;
   Lay open to my earthy gross conceit,
   Smother’d in errors, feeble, shallow, weak,
   The folded meaning of your words deceit. William Shakespeare.

   Nor is my flame So earthy, as to need the dull material force
   Of eyes, or lips, or cheeks. John Denham, Sophy.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. earthy

   Earthy can be defined as resembling or associated with the earth or soil, often in terms of color, smell, or texture. It can also refer to qualities perceived as simplistic, natural, unrefined, or plain, often in relation to people's behavior or lifestyle.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Earthyadjective

   consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter

2. Earthyadjective

   of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal

3. Earthyadjective

   gross; low; unrefined

4. Earthyadjective

   without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture

Anagrams for earthy »

1. aethyr

2. hearty

3. yearth

How to pronounce earthy?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of earthy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of earthy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of earthy in a Sentence

1. Mike Huckabee:

   Well, it's earthy, let's just be blunt.

2. James Joseph Sylvester:

   The mathematician lives long and lives young; the wings of his soul do not early drop off, nor do its pores become clogged with the earthy particles blown from the dusty highways of vulgar life.

3. Cara Hermanson:

   Baby corn has a different texture, more of a snap to it, canned baby corn is cooked a little bit, so instead of having these layers of slightly sweet and earthy and very vegetal, it tastes like the liquid. It’s crunchy but mushy at the same time. It doesn’t have the snap, the crunch and the life that fresh corn has.

4. Kabbalah:

   We must learn not to disassociate the airy flower from the earthy root, for the flower that is cut off from its root fades, and its seeds are barren, whereas the root, secure in mother earth, can produce flower after flower and bring their fruit to maturity.

5. Beth Nolley:

   I didn't think it would be relevant beyond (the Women's March), but it still is. For anything where people come together for a cause, it seems relevant to wear. we wanted it to be more earthy, so we added some color to ours and I made my friend's green one there.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=earthy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Earthy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=earthy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthy