earthy
Like turned compost
Earthy describes qualities associated with soil or the ground—an earthy smell after rain, an earthy color palette of browns and ochres.
Extended to people and art, earthy means unrefined, direct, and unpretentious: Her earthy humor made everyone feel at ease.
Earthy jokes or language tend toward the crude or sexual without being genuinely vulgar—more robust than delicate, more peasant than aristocrat.
Moldable earth for ceramics
- loamFertile soil mixture
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
compost · peat · mulch · terroir · subsoil · bedrock · sediment · dirt
Dark earth tone
- umberNatural earth pigment
- sepiaReddish-brown pigment
- ochreIron-rich earth pigment
- siennaEarthy artist's pigment
terracotta · russet · tan · mahogany · walnut · chestnut · mocha · tawny
Not processed or polished
natural · handmade · artisanal · unpretentious · humble · pastoral · folksy · country
Fifth taste sensation
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
- nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored
- robustStrong and durable
- full-bodiedIntense, complete flavor
meaty · beet · truffle · mushroom · parsnip · turnip · potato · carrot
Of one's forebears
- tribalOf a clan
- primitiveIn earliest form
- instinctualDriven by natural impulse
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
raw · visceral · elemental · atavistic · paleolithic · cave · hunter-gatherer · totemic
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
topsoil · compost · peat · mulch · terroir · subsoil · bedrock · sediment · dirt · ground
brown
Dark earth tone
sienna · terracotta · russet · tan · mahogany · walnut · chestnut · mocha · tawny · cinnamon
unrefined
Not processed or polished
coarse · natural · handmade · artisanal · unpretentious · humble · pastoral · folksy · country · wholesome
musty
Stale from dampness
damp · fungal · mulchy · rooty · rain-soaked · moldy · vegetal · woody · peaty · rich
gritty
Coarse or courageous
loamy · crumbly · coarse · rough · granular · powdery · silty · chalky · muddy · tactile
umami
Fifth taste sensation
full-bodied · meaty · beet · truffle · mushroom · parsnip · turnip · potato · carrot · gamy
ancestral
Of one's forebears
- tribalOf a clan
- primitiveIn earliest form
- instinctualDriven by natural impulse
prehistoric · raw · visceral · elemental · atavistic · paleolithic · cave · hunter-gatherer · totemic · shamanic
earthyrefined
Purified or cultured
sophisticated · elegant · polished · cultured · genteel
earthyidealistic
Pursuing unrealistic standards
visionary · impractical · unrealistic · utopian · fantastical
earthyartificial
Made, not natural
synthetic · unnatural · manufactured · processed · contrived
- 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, earthquake, earthly, earthworm, earthenware, earthen, earthwork, earthbound, earthling