LEAFY
What does "LEAFY" mean?
Having many leaves, or shaded and green with foliage.
Meanings
- Covered with or having abundant leaves. They walked down a quiet, leafy lane in June.
- Of a vegetable, consisting mainly of edible leaves. Spinach and kale are nutrient-dense leafy greens.
- Resembling a leaf in shape or layered texture. The pastry had a delicate, leafy flakiness. figurative
Word origin
From 'leaf', from Old English 'leaf' meaning the foliage of a plant, plus the adjective-forming suffix '-y' meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by'.
Remember it
LEAFY = LEAF + Y: 'Y so green?' Because it's full of leaves.
A little poem
A whole street in shade-
the maples lean their green roofs
over the hot road.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the salad apply for the upscale neighborhood? It wanted to live somewhere nice and leafy.
What it teaches
Shade is generosity made of patience: nothing grows leafy in a single summer.
Quick facts
What does LEAFY mean?
Having many leaves, or shaded and green with foliage.
Is LEAFY a valid word?
Yes — LEAFY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LEAFY?
LEAFY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does LEAFY come from?
From 'leaf', from Old English 'leaf' meaning the foliage of a plant, plus the adjective-forming suffix '-y' meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by'.
What can LEAFY teach us?
Shade is generosity made of patience: nothing grows leafy in a single summer.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.