PLUSHINESS Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

plushiness

noun

as in richness

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Noun

Add it to your pot for some richness with fewer calories or dairy.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 19 Oct. 2026
Adding mozzarella and Parmesan creates a salty, extra cheesy base while tomato sauce balances the richness with some acidity.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of richness

Noun

Rather than replicating the formula of an international luxury chain, Elegance has built its reputation on intimate hotels that celebrate Vietnamese hospitality, thoughtful design, and sense of place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Mohamed brings more than two decades of global experience leading product strategy from concept through to market for luxury, fashion and lifestyle brands.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of luxury

Noun

In the bedrooms, crown molding, sophisticated light fixtures, and canopy beds exude Gothic grandeur.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026
In the 40 years since, every facet of Spacemen 3’s story has been turned over and generously embellished, resulting in an excess of grandeur and foresight projected onto the duo at the heart of it.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of grandeur

Noun

Yedikule Fortress, a former prison and imperial treasury whose origins go back to the fourth-century Walls of Constantinople, is returning to its former magnificence as the result of a multi-stage restoration project.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
The magnificence of the AI renaissance has blinded our society to its pernicious creep into the arts.

— David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of magnificence

Noun

Since the hotel’s opening day in 1907, when a Vanderbilt scion signed the guest register with a flourish, the Plaza, at the corner of Central Park South and Fifth Avenue, has been synonymous with a particular New York brand of opulence.

— Andy Newman, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The rooms The rooms and suites at the Serbelloni are swaddled in opulence.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of opulence

Noun

But this offseason, the owners finally made moves, bringing in Bob Myers, the architect of Golden State’s brilliance, and Mike Gansey.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Shohei Ohtani’s two-way brilliance helped the Dodgers win two World Series titles and become a global draw, but his age and injuries are raising questions about the cost of pitching.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of brilliance

Noun

Legal recognition of the country’s nobility stopped in 1946 and for aristocrats such as Princess Giacinta Ruspoli, upkeep of the family’s ancestral homes doesn’t come cheap.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Thomas Jefferson is believed to have loved these wines and today they are enjoyed by Italian nobility and discerning wine lovers the world over.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of nobility

Noun

Populated almost entirely by impossibly wealthy characters reveling in penthouse splendor, the Astaire-Rogers movies argued with high style against the proposition that the material and social rewards of wealth were dubious.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
There is a case to be made that California is great and good in so many ways, beyond just its incredible natural splendor.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of splendor

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