Still with the shape of the land, craggy describes an area with lots of rocks sticking out: a craggy coastline.
If those mountains have snow on the top, they are often referred to as snow-capped: a snow-capped mountain range. Meanwhile, a landscape with bigger hills – mountains – is mountainous: a mountainous region. The rather literary word undulating is also used to describe this type of landscape: This picturesque village is surrounded by undulating hills. The phrase rolling hills is often used in descriptions of attractive landscapes with many gentle hills: Everywhere you look, there are rolling hills. A hilly area has lots of hills: The countryside round here is very hilly. Other words describe the shape of the land.
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Sun-baked, meanwhile, describes land that is hard and dry because it has received so little rain for so long: The sun-baked earth was full of cracks. Land that is extremely dry because rain has not fallen for a long time is often said to be parched: parched earth/fields. (A technical description for an area that has little rain but is not completely dry is semi-arid: a semi-arid zone.) Meanwhile, a landscape that has few or no plants because there is so little rain may be described as arid: Few animals can survive in this arid desert landscape. A more literary word for this is verdant: All around her were verdant meadows. An area that is especially green, in a way that is attractive, may also be described as lush: lush green valleys. To start with the most basic description, an area of land that is mainly covered with grass or trees is often described as green: There are so few green spaces in the city. Have you ever wanted to describe an area of the countryside but found you didn’t have the right words? If so, we’ll fix that this week with a look at words and phrases that we use to describe different landscapes.
By Kate Woodford john finney photography/Moment/Getty
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