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verdant
[
vur
-dnt
]
Origin
ver·dant
/
ˈvɜr
dnt
/
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[
vur
-dnt
]
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adjective
1.
green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass:
a verdant oasis.
2.
of the color green:
a verdant lawn.
3.
inexperienced; unsophisticated:
verdant college freshmen.
Origin:
1575–85;
verd(ure)
+
-ant
Related forms
ver·dan·cy,
noun
ver·dant·ly,
adverb
un·ver·dant,
adjective
un·ver·dant·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
lush, grassy.
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verdant
(ˈvɜːd
ə
nt)
—
adj
1.
covered with green vegetation
2.
(of plants, etc) green in colour
3.
immature or unsophisticated; green
[C16: from Old French
verdoyant,
from
verdoyer
to become green, from Old French
verd
green, from Latin
viridis,
from
virēre
to be green]
'verdancy
—
n
'verdantly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
verdant
1581, "green," from M.Fr. virdeant "becoming green," prp. of O.Fr. verdeiier "become green," from V.L. *viridiare "grow green, make green," from L. viridis "green" (see
verdure
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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