earthen
Composed of soil
Made of earth, clay, or baked clay.
An earthen floor is packed dirt rather than wood or stone.
Earthen vessels and pottery are fashioned from clay: The archaeologists uncovered earthen pots dating back three thousand years.
An earthen dam or embankment is constructed from compacted soil.
The word carries a rustic, elemental quality—suggesting things humble, natural, or ancient.
Moldable earth for ceramics
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- mudWet soil mixture
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- soilGround matter for planting
loam · ceramic · pottery · stoneware · fired · kiln · glaze · unfired
Water-holding barrier
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- moundHeaped earth formation
- bermRaised strip alongside roads
- leveeRiver flood barrier
rampart · fortification · dike · barrow · tumulus · dugout · pit · cellar
Unassuming about oneself
- simpleFree of complexity
- primitiveIn earliest form
- roughUneven in surface
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
handmade · homespun · folk · peasant · vernacular · unpretentious · wholesome · hearth
From living matter
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
ochre · pigment · raw · unprocessed · elemental · grounded · rooted · terrestrial
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- mudWet soil mixture
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
soil · loam · ceramic · pottery · stoneware · fired · kiln · glaze · unfired · brick
dam
Water-holding barrier
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- moundHeaped earth formation
- bermRaised strip alongside roads
levee · rampart · fortification · dike · barrow · tumulus · dugout · pit · cellar · floor
humble
Unassuming about oneself
unrefined · handmade · homespun · folk · peasant · vernacular · unpretentious · wholesome · hearth · cottage
organic
From living matter
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
sediment · ochre · pigment · raw · unprocessed · elemental · grounded · rooted · terrestrial · geologic
earthenrefined
Purified or cultured
polished · manufactured · industrial · processed · machined
- down to earthRealistic and practical
- on earthIn the world
- moves heaven and earthMakes every possible effort
- hell on earthExtreme worldly suffering
- heaven on earthPerfect happiness in life
- ends of the earthMost distant places imaginable
earth, earthy, earthquake, unearthly, earthworm, earthenware, earthwork, unearthing, earths