earthy

earth-y · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Resembling or suggestive of earth or soil.

  2. 2.

    Direct and uninhibited; down-to-earth; sometimes coarse or crude.

  3. 3.

    Practical and realistic rather than theoretical.

Related words

Antonyms: ethereal, refined, sophisticated
See also: earth, natural, rustic
Synonyms: down-to-earth, natural, rustic

Etymology

From Old English eorthig, from eorthe (earth) + -ig (suffix forming adjectives). Related to the quality of being like earth or connected to the natural world.