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viridian

American  
[vuh-rid-ee-uhn] / vəˈrɪd i ən /
Or veridian

noun

  1. a long-lasting, bluish-green pigment, consisting of a hydrated oxide of chromium.


viridian British  
/ vɪˈrɪdɪən /

noun

  1. a green pigment consisting of a hydrated form of chromic oxide

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of viridian

1880–85; < Latin viridi ( s ) green + -an

Example Sentences

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“We wanted to create a room where the family can congregate,” said designer Jamie Loren, describing the cozy parlor painted in the color Viridian Odyssey by Dunn-Edwards Paints.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Viridian Therapeutics, the Massachusetts-based biotech company, is developing its own “subcutaneous” thyroid eye disease treatment, called Elegrobart.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Leerink Partners analyst Thomas Smith also wrote Monday that Viridian Therapeutics stock was under pressure following Amgen’s Phase 3 trial.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Before she met Viridian, Carla tells us, she didn’t know any real poets.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022

Last of all the fresh pigments of whose thorough durability there is no doubt, comes the splendid Viridian, a green nothing but fire will change, and no mixture of blue and yellow will afford.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

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