verdant

[ vur-dnt ]

/ ˈvɜr 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.

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Origin of verdant

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

SYNONYMS FOR verdant

1. lush, grassy.

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

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Examples from the Web for verdant

A jacket resembled a verdant forest with its beautiful chaos of green feathers.
Chanel, Armani, and Givenchy Present Their Haute-Couture Collections in Paris|Robin Givhan|July 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was a typical suburban dwelling with a verdant lawn and lots of flowering shrubs.
My Time With Betty Ford|Sandra McElwaine|July 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
What better way to celebrate spring than with a verdant bowl of budding goodness?
What to Eat: Easter|Cookstr.com|March 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And as to the "verdant leaflets" (unless you mean election squibs), where are they?
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 26, 1892|Various

Never had I felt such loneliness as that which lapped the lip of the verdant bowl.
The Metal Monster|A. Merritt
The fertile plain was green and verdant with the bursting summer.
A Friend of Caesar|William Stearns Davis
After fixing her booty on the verdant pinnacle, the Pompilus casts around for a favourable spot and digs her burrow.
The Mason-bees|J. Henri Fabre
It stood on the edge of a ravine, and the end of the verandah looked over a verdant precipice, beautiful but terrible too.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for verdant

verdant

/ (ˈvɜːdənt) /

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

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.

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verdant

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