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viridity

[vuh-rid-i-tee]

vi·rid·i·ty

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

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin viriditās, equivalent to viridi(s) green + -tās- -ty2
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viridity (vɪˈrɪdɪtɪ)
 
n
1.  the quality or state of being green; greenness; verdancy
2.  innocence, youth, or freshness
 
[C15: from Latin viriditās, from viridis green]

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