plush

UK: /ˈplʌʃ/ US: /plʌʃ/ ,(plush)

Inflections of 'plush' (adj):

plusher

adj comparative

plushest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

plush /plʌʃ/   n., adj., -er, -est. 
n. [uncountable]

1. Textiles a soft, thick fabric, used to make furniture covering.

adj. 

2. expensive and luxurious, in a showy way:
   a plush hotel.
3. very rich and thick;
   luxuriant:
   plush lawns.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

plush  (plush), n., adj., -er, -est. 
n. 

1. Textiles a fabric, as of silk, cotton, or wool, whose pile is more than ¹⁄₈ inch (0.3 cm) high.

adj. 

2. expensively or showily luxurious:
   the plushest hotel in town
3. abundantly rich;
   lush;
   luxuriant:
   plush, rolling lawns.

• French pluche, syncopated variant of peluche Latin pilus hair
• 1585–95; 1920–25 for def. 2;

plushed, adj. 
plush′like′, adj. 
plush′ly, adv. 
plush′ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 2. opulent, lavish, palatial.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

plush / plʌʃ/ noun

1. a fabric with a cut pile that is longer and softer than velvet

adjective

1. Also: plushy lavishly appointed; rich; costly

Etymology: 16th Century: from French pluche, from Old French peluchier to pluck, ultimately from Latin pilus a hair, pile³

ˈplushly adverb