vernal
Use Vernal in a sentence
nl adjective
1.
of or pertaining to spring: vernal sunshine.
2.
appearing or occurring in spring: vernal migratory movements.
3.
appropriate to or suggesting spring; springlike: vernal greenery.
4.
belonging to or characteristic of youth: vernal longings.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin vernālis, equivalent to vern(us) of spring (vēr spring + -nus adj. suffix) + -ālis -al1
1525–35; < Latin vernālis, equivalent to vern(us) of spring (vēr spring + -nus adj. suffix) + -ālis -al1
Related forms
ver·nal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
4. youthful, fresh, new.
4. youthful, fresh, new.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or occurring in spring |
| 2. | poetic of or characteristic of youth; fresh |
| [C16: from Latin vernālis, from vēr spring] | |
| 'vernally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
vernal
"pertaining to spring," 1534, from L. vernalis "of the spring," from vernus "of spring," from ver "spring," from PIE *wesr- "spring" (cf. O.N. var "spring," Gk. ear, Skt. vasantah, Pers. bahar, O.C.S. vesna "spring," Lith. vasara "summer").
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Example sentences
The whole idea was to get into the vernal spirit, and it obviously worked.
Three more types of freshwater wetlands are bogs, swamps, and vernal pools.
Vernal lushness was a month away, but the boxwood and the sculpted evergreens proved amply fragrant.
The vernal migration of the warblers marks the celebratory season for birders.
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