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 verdant

leafy, lush, grassy, flourishing, fresh, verdurous

Examples from the Web for verdant

Contemporary Examples of verdant

A jacket resembled a verdant forest with its beautiful chaos of green feathers.
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Robin Givhan
July 4, 2012
It was a typical suburban dwelling with a verdant lawn and lots of flowering shrubs.
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Sandra McElwaine
July 10, 2011
What better way to celebrate spring than with a verdant bowl of budding goodness?
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March 30, 2010

Historical Examples of verdant

Suddenly the whole face of it was adorned with a verdant, undulating robe.
Imogen
William Godwin
At length they rose from the verdant green, and chased each other in mock pursuit.
Imogen
William Godwin
Nature in one of her wildest moments, verdant and profound, was revealed.
The Hound From The North
Ridgwell Cullum
One must be eager, verdant, to write happily the story of travel.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete
Albert Bigelow Paine
The 'Verdant Wanderers of Wyoming;' that is precisely what we shall be.
Two Boys in Wyoming
Edward S. Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for verdant

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 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.