verdant

[vur-dnt]

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adjective

green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass: a verdant oasis.
of the color green: a verdant lawn.
inexperienced; unsophisticated: verdant college freshmen.

Origin of verdant

First recorded in 1575–85; verd(ure) + -ant

Related formsver·dan·cy, nounver·dant·ly, adverbun·ver·dant, adjectiveun·ver·dant·ly, adverb

Synonyms for verdant

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1. lush, grassy.

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Related Words for verdancy

flora, greenery, inactivity, verdure, lethargy, listlessness, growth, verdancy, hibernation, herbage

Examples from the Web for verdancy

Historical Examples of verdancy

Wearily did he pass some of his time amidst the verdancy of the woods.
The Hunted Outlaw
Anonymous
He shook his head sorrowfully, for I think the verdancy of my youth appealed to him.
A Tatter of Scarlet
S. R. Crockett
But the girls either denied the verdancy, or, if they admitted the charge in part, maintained it was an added excellence.
Mr. Claghorn's Daughter
Hilary Trent
The garden is a bath of verdancy and coolness even upon the most torrid day.
Romance of Roman Villas
Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
Thus the term "adobe," the sun-dried brick, as applied to a man, signifies vealiness and verdancy.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866
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British Dictionary definitions for verdancy

verdant

adjective

covered with green vegetation
(of plants, etc) green in colour
immature or unsophisticated; green

Derived Formsverdancy, nounverdantly, adverb

Word Origin for verdant

C16: from Old French verdoyant, from verdoyer to become green, from Old French verd green, from Latin viridis, from virēre to be green

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Word Origin and History for verdancy

verdant

adj.

1580s, "green," from Middle French virdeant "becoming green," present participle of Old French verdeiier "become green," from Vulgar Latin *viridiare "grow green, make green," from Latin viridis "green" (see verdure). Related: Verdantly.