adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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lēfʹē
/ˈliːfi/
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rhymes with -iːfi
CMU ARPABET:L IY1 F IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Covered with leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
leafy trees
leafy vegetables
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Containing much foliage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a leafy avenue
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
In the form of leaves (of some material).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Resembling a leaf.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Wealthy, middle- or upper-class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
They live in a beautiful house in a leafy suburb.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
having or covered with leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
leafy trees
leafy vegetables
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: leafless
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English leaf Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English leafy From leaf + -y.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Aromanian:
frãndzos
— covered with leaves
Catalan:
fullós
— covered with leaves
Catalan:
fullat
— covered with leaves
Dutch:
gebladerd
— covered with leaves
Finnish:
lehtevä
— covered with leaves
French:
feuillu
— covered with leaves
Galician:
folloso
— covered with leaves
Galician:
frondoso
— covered with leaves
German:
laubtragender
— covered with leaves
German:
belaubt
— covered with leaves
German:
laubig
— covered with leaves
German:
beblättert
— covered with leaves
Indonesian:
rimbun
— covered with leaves
Irish:
duilleach
— covered with leaves
Irish:
duilleogach
— covered with leaves
Irish:
duilliúrach
— covered with leaves
Italian:
foglioso
— covered with leaves
Old Javanese:
sukĕt
— covered with leaves
Latin:
foliātus
— covered with leaves
Latin:
frondeus
— covered with leaves
Latin:
pampinōsus
— covered with leaves
Malay:
rimbun
— covered with leaves
Māori:
pūruru
— covered with leaves
Norman:
fieillu
— covered with leaves
Portuguese:
frondoso
— covered with leaves
Romanian:
frunzos
— covered with leaves
Scottish Gaelic:
duilleagach
— covered with leaves
Southern Altai:
јалбыракту
(ǰalbïraktu)
— covered with leaves
Spanish:
frondoso
— covered with leaves
Catalan:
fullós
— containing much foliage
Catalan:
fullat
— containing much foliage
Dutch:
bladrijk
— containing much foliage
Dutch:
loofrijk
— containing much foliage
Dutch:
bladerrijk
— containing much foliage
Finnish:
lehtevä
— containing much foliage
French:
feuillu
— containing much foliage
German:
laubreich
— containing much foliage
German:
begrünt
— containing much foliage
German:
blattreich
— containing much foliage
German:
blätterreich
— containing much foliage
Irish:
duilleach
— containing much foliage
Irish:
duilleogach
— containing much foliage
Irish:
duilliúrach
— containing much foliage
Italian:
fronzuto
— containing much foliage
Latin:
frondeus
— containing much foliage
Latin:
foliātus
— containing much foliage
Latin:
pampinōsus
— containing much foliage
Portuguese:
folhoso
— containing much foliage
Portuguese:
frondoso
— containing much foliage
Romanian:
frunzos
— containing much foliage
Spanish:
frondoso
— containing much foliage
French:
feuilleté
— in the form of leaves (of some material)
German:
blattartig
— in the form of leaves (of some material)
German:
Blatt-
— in the form of leaves (of some material)
Portuguese:
foliáceo
— in the form of leaves (of some material)
Spanish:
foliáceo
— in the form of leaves (of some material)