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leafy

/ˈliːfi/adjective2 syllables

Leafy means: having or covered with leaves.

Synonyms for leafy27

adjective, as in having or covered with leaves

bifoliate, bowery, curly-leaved, curly-leafed, fan-leaved, fan-leafed, fine-leaved, fine-leafed, foliaceous, foliose, foliaged, foliate, foliolate, grassy-leaved
and 10 more, grassy-leafed, ivied, ivy-covered, large-leaved, large-leafed, leafed, leaved, leaflike, leaf-like, leather-leaved

also used for leafy

foliated, laminate, layered

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of leafy

leafless

What does leafy mean?1

adjective

1

having or covered with leaves“leafy trees”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Leafy in a sentence

  • When you don't eat leafy foods, you can't get vitamins.unknown
  • The deer only ate the leafy tips of the bush, not the branches.mccarras
  • There are many avenues in this leafy part of town.sundown
  • That insect can only be found in very dense leafy forests.sangelo
  • I was surprised that when I heard that people really don't eat leafy vegetables.unknown
  • We don't eat enough leafy vegetables.fekundulo
  • Sami lived on a leafy avenue.OsoHombre
  • Algiers needs more beautiful and leafy trees.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of leafy

as a adjective

comparative
leafier
superlative
leafiest