VERDANT


Meaning of VERDANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvər-d ə nt ]

adjective

Etymology: modification of Middle French verdoyant, from present participle of verdoyer to be green, from Old French verdoier, from verd, vert green, from Latin viridis, from virēre to be green

Date: 1581

1.

a. : green in tint or color

verdant grass

b. : green with growing plants

verdant fields

2. : unripe in experience or judgment : green 9a, b

• ver·dan·cy -d ə n(t)-sē noun

• ver·dant·ly -d ə nt-lē adverb

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