leafy

[lee-fee]

adjective

leafier, leafiest 

1. having, abounding in, or covered with leaves or foliage.

   the leafy woods.

2. having broad leaves or consisting mainly of leaves.

   leafy vegetables.

3. leaflike; foliaceous.

leafy

/ ˈliːfɪ /

adjective

1. covered with or having leaves

2. resembling a leaf or leaves

Other Word Forms

• leafiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of leafy¹

First recorded in 1545–55; leaf + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Stores sell collectible figures titled “Influencer Trespassing on Private Road”: a woman with a long braid under a wide-brimmed hat, smartphone in hand, in front of a leafy landscape.

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As her band vamped on the intro to her song “Hot to Go!” on Friday night, Roan surveyed the tens of thousands spread across the leafy grounds surrounding the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

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Saag is a curry of leafy greens, including chard, mustard greens and spinach.

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Folate is an important vitamin for cell health and the immune system and is found naturally in various foods, including leafy greens and beans.

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Every family—including Sothea and his wife, who took in six children—got its own wooden house, built Cambodian-style on stilts on a leafy riverside property Johnson purchased in Phnom Penh.

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Related Words

• shaded 
• shady 
• verdant 
• wooded