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plush

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈpɫəʃ// UK //plˈʌʃ// plush

adj. very soft, comfortable, and expensive-looking. You use this to describe things like thick carpets or fancy hotel furniture.

adj. characterised by luxuriousness, softness, and expensive quality. Often describes fabrics with a long pile or high-end interior furnishings.


SIMPLE

The hotel lobby has plush velvet chairs.

CONTEXTUAL

After a long day of hiking, sinking into the plush mattress of the mountain resort felt like heaven.

COMPLEX

The theatre underwent a multi-million dollar renovation, replacing the worn wooden benches with plush crimson seating and heavy acoustic drapes to improve the audience experience.

Synonyms
Origin

From French peluche (“fluff, plush”). The fact that historically (in past centuries) plush upholstery was so expensive as to be socially exclusive undoubtedly connects the senses of "luxurious" and "soft".

Usage

Typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun; can also follow linking verbs like 'feel' or 'look'.

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