Synonyms for earthy
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Coarse — coarse and unrefined, crude
coarse, crude, gross, unrefined, carnal, vulgar, indecent, low, crass
2. Earthly
terrestrial, terrene, earthly dated
Other
down-to-earth, uninhibited, realistic, terreous dated, terraceous dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Coarse and unrefined, crude.
- adj. 2
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.
Related words
- Word family
- earthiness earthly
Example sentences
- crude Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.
- coarse Her skin is coarse from years of working outdoors.
- carnal Carnal desires are said to have been Rasputin's vices.
- unrefined I prefer unrefined sugar rather than consuming sweeteners.
- uninhibited I long for an uninhibited way of life.
By length
- 3 letters
- low1
- 5 letters
- gross1, crude1, crass1
- 6 letters
- vulgar2, coarse1, carnal2
- 7 letters
- earthly2, terrene
- 8 letters
- indecent3, terreous
- 9 letters
- realistic4, unrefined3
- 10 letters
- terraceous
- 11 letters
- terrestrial4, uninhibited5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vulgar2 = 2 syllables).