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viridity

American  
[vuh-rid-i-tee] / vəˈrɪd ɪ ti /

noun

  1. greenness; verdure.

  2. youth; innocence; inexperience.

    Synonyms:
    simplicity, naiveté
viridity British  
/ vɪˈrɪdɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being green; greenness; verdancy

  2. innocence, youth, or freshness

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Etymology

Origin of viridity

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Old French viridité, from Latin viriditās (stem viriditāt- ) “greenness (as of vegetation; youth, inexperience,” equivalent to viridi(s) “green” + -tās- -ty 2

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Ennis saw dimly through green-lit spaces a city in the near distance, an unholy city of emerald hue whose unsymmetrical, twisted towers and minarets aspired into heavens of hellish viridity.

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We cannot trace any common elements in sugar and scent, or in leaves and emeralds, by which to define sweetness and viridity; but we think we can discern some in the ludicrous.

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