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viridity

[vuh-rid-i-tee]
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noun
  1. greenness; verdancy; verdure.
  2. youth; innocence; inexperience.
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Origin of viridity

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin viriditās, equivalent to viridi(s) green + -tās- -ty2
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Related Words for viridity

vigor, originality, inventiveness, novelty, brightness, shine, cleanness, inexperience, rawness, dew, youth, sparkle, greenness, innovativeness, glow, bloom, clearness, viridity, callowness
British Dictionary definitions for viridity

viridity

noun
  1. the quality or state of being green; greenness; verdancy
  2. innocence, youth, or freshness
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Word Origin for viridity

C15: from Latin viriditās, from viridis green
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