adjective
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covered with green vegetation
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(of plants, etc) green in colour
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immature or unsophisticated; green
Other Word Forms
- unverdant adjective
- unverdantly adverb
- verdancy noun
- verdantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of verdant
Example Sentences
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The Karoo Basin, once contiguous with Antarctica—and later underwater and now semi-arid—was a verdant home for what the show says were six basic groups of therapsids.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Casting its relentless sunshine as a background character, coaxing neighbors out of their shells and into verdant parks and yards and onto their manicured streets, is part of that.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
The valley of Anterselva, with its snow-capped peaks and verdant pastures, is the most northern of the seven venues for the Games, which run in Italy from February 6 to 22.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
The acreage includes verdant fields, a lily pond, and mature trees.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
San Piedro had too a brand of verdant beauty that inclined its residents toward the poetical.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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