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

Other Word Forms

• verdancy noun
• verdantly adverb
• unverdant adjective
• unverdantly 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

“Harmless? Look at the cover! A Collection of Melancholy Poetry. That is what the title promises. But ‘Made happy by the verdant scene’?

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The stagecoach rumbled off, and the four of them stood and gazed upon the verdant meadows of the valley of Heathcote, now spread before them like a lush green blanket laid out for a picnic.

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The picturesque region of verdant hillsides, pine-studded mountains and wild Pacific coastline has long been a hub of cartel violence.

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It’s a verdant thicket of spindly branches that towers over a straw-hatted man in the shadow below, no doubt seeking respite from the heat.

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The grass near the trail is dry and wheat-colored but slowly recovering in small, verdant sections.

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Related Words

• flourishing 
• grassy 
• leafy 
• lush