viridity
[ vuh-rid-i-tee ]
noun
Origin of viridity
1First 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- -ty2
Other words for viridity
1 | verdancy |
2 | naiveté, simplicity, unsophistication, unworldliness |
Words Nearby viridity
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How to use viridity in a sentence
His talent is a living shoot grafted on a stout wild stock of glorious viridity.
The Book of Masks | Remy de Gourmont
British Dictionary definitions for viridity
viridity
/ (vɪˈrɪdɪtɪ) /
noun
the quality or state of being green; greenness; verdancy
innocence, youth, or freshness
Origin of viridity
1C15: from Latin viriditās, from viridis green
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