US /plʌʃ/ UK /plʌʃ/
adj noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    luxurious and expensive; a soft fabric with a long pile

    They stayed in a plush hotel overlooking the harbor.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · luxurious and expensive; a... luxuriousopulentsumptuouslavishposhlushdeluxeritzy
Word family
Forms plushy
Derived forms plushlyplushnessplushy
Related forms plushy

Etymology

From French pluche, a contraction of peluche ('shaggy fabric'), from Old French peluchier ('to pluck'), from Latin pilus ('hair'). The 'luxurious' sense extends from the soft, rich fabric.

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