grassiness

Meadow's defining trait

The quality of being grassy—covered with grass, resembling grass, or tasting or smelling of grass.

Wine tasters and tea connoisseurs note grassiness as a flavor characteristic: The sauvignon blanc had a pleasant grassiness.

The grassiness of the field after rain filled the air.

lawn

turf

Grass-covered earth surface

  • sodGrass-bound topsoil section
  • fescueFine-bladed pasture grass
  • bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music

ryegrass · zoysia · mower · clippings · aerate · dethatch · landscaping · edging · sprinkler · irrigation

flavor

herbal

Relating to medicinal plants

wheatgrass · alfalfa · chlorophyll · leafy · sorrel · arugula · parsley · cilantro · mint · tarragon

meadow

pasture

Grazing ground for livestock

  • prairieOpen grassy flatland
  • fieldArea of specialty
  • dewOvernight surface condensation

breeze · wildflowers · grazing · hayfield · savanna · steppe · pampas · veld · paddock · rangeland

freshness

springtime

Season following winter

vitality · growth · budding · bloom · awakening · verdant · rain-soaked · morning dew · petrichor · crisp

earthiness

soil

Ground matter for planting

  • loamFertile soil mixture
  • humusDecayed organic soil matter
  • terroirGeography's influence on taste

peat · mulch · organic · fertility · root · ground · damp earth · barnyard · pastoral

Categories
Opposites
ground cover/surface texture

grassinesspavement

Hard road covering

concrete · asphalt · rockiness · sandiness · stoniness

naturalness vs. artificiality

grassinessartificiality

State of being contrived

man-made · constructed · urbanization · industrialization · development

vegetative abundance

grassinessbarrenness

Inability to bear fruit

barren · desolation · aridity · desertification · baldness

Family

grass, grassy, grasses, grassland, grasshopper, grasslands, grassed, grasslike, grassiest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G