verdant

[ vur-dnt ]

adjective

1. green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass:

   a verdant oasis.

   Synonyms: grassy, lush

2. of the color green:

   a verdant lawn.

3. inexperienced; unsophisticated:

   verdant college freshmen.

verdant

/ ˈvɜːdənt /

adjective

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

Derived Forms

• ˈverdancy, noun
• ˈverdantly, adverb

Other Words From

• verdan·cy noun
• verdant·ly adverb
• un·verdant adjective
• un·verdant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of verdant¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of verdant¹

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

Example Sentences

Certain scents are often linked to the bustling streets of downtown or the verdant banks of the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Undeterred, he has been taking children from his community, often stuck living in unimaginable urban squalor, to experience Nairobi’s verdant parks and expose them to green spaces.

From BBC

With its its powdery pastel colors, zigzag metal canopies, space-age scoreboard and verdant terraces filled with UFO-shaped urns, Dodger Stadium lived up to the hype.

From Los Angeles Times

Take Cabrales, a blue cheese crafted by rural dairy farmers in Asturias, Spain, which captures the verdant essence of grazing cows thriving in lush pastures.

From Salon

Posters put up by the government advertised a “Future Smart Forest City” with images of a sprawling campus of shiny buildings and verdant foliage.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• flourishing
• grassy
• leafy
• lush