verdant
[ vur-dnt ]
/ ˈvɜr dnt /
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.
Nearby words
vercelli, vercelli book, vercingetorix, verd antique, verdandi, verdant, verdantly, verde, verde river, verde, cape, verdelho
Related formsver·dan·cy, nounver·dant·ly, adverbun·ver·dant, adjectiveun·ver·dant·ly, adverb
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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
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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