leafy

CEFRB2

/ˈliːfi/

adjective

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In plain English

01
adjective
Full of leaves or covered with many trees.
02
adjective
Extra detail
Containing much foliage.

Examples

Foods rich in vitamin E include dark-green, leafy vegetables, beans, nuts and whole-grain cereals.
When you don't eat leafy foods, you can't get vitamins.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 5
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5
Synonyms: 3

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adjective

Extra meanings

In the form of leaves (of some material).
Covered with leaves.
Resembling a leaf.

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In context

a leafy avenue
leafy vegetables
They live in a beautiful house in a leafy suburb.

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The tall oak tree was very blank with many green leaves in the summer.

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The Earth is facing a climate crisis, but it’s also getting greener and leafier. According to new research, the rise is largely courtesy of China and India.
2019 February 13, Emily Dixon, “China and India are making the planet greener, NASA says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024
Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them.
2021 July 1, Gregory McNamee, “Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2025
Those are not necessarily the leafiest areas. From the tenants of Durham, £1,671,546 was used to subsidise people elsewhere. I am not familiar with Durham, it may be a very leafy place in the north-east, but I suspect that there is a need for those funds.
2008 January 23, Robert Syms, “Housing and Regeneration Bill: Exclusions from Subsidy Arrangements”, in parliamentary debates (House of Commons), archived from the original on 22 Jul 2024, column 392
Income tax payments cost the average British taxpayer £4,985 a year, but those who reside in the leafiest areas of the country pay three times this amount.
2014 July 21, Kyle Caldwell, “Income tax league table: the towns that pay the most and least tax in Britain”, in Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2015
The Tories plan to give their all against the other Ukip defector, Mark Reckless, in the more prosperous Rochester & Strood next month. But this plays to the stereotype: Tories fighting for leafy areas, hiding from the poorer ones.
2014 October 10, Fraser Nelson, “Clacton by-election: The Tories cannot fight for leafy areas and forget the poor”, in The Telegraph, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2025

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Origin

adjective

From leaf + -y.

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adjective

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The tall oak tree was very blank— with many green leaves in the summer.

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Origin

adjective

The tall oak tree was very blank with many green leaves in the summer.