verdant en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈvɜɹ.dənt/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle French verdoyant, from Old French verb verdier, verdoier, from vert (“green”), from Vulgar Latin *virdis, from Latin viridis.
Meanings
- Green in colour.
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Abundant in verdure; lush with vegetation.
It was a verdant and delightful valley, watered by a rivulet ...
1796, Francois Le Vaillant, New Travels into the Interior Parts of Africa By Way of the Cape of Good Hope in the Years 1783, 84 and 85, G.G. And J. Robinson, page 224:A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy.
1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter VI, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC:
- Fresh.
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Inexperienced.
a verdant youth from the interior of Connecticut
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more verdant | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most verdant | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
leaveless · barren · unverdant
Deriveds
Hypernyms
abundant · flourishing · healthy
Hyponyms
well-wooded · sylvan · mossy · woody · woodsy · ligneous · bushy · grassy · leafy · arboreous · wooded · arboreal · lignous · floral
Relateds
verdancy · greenish · verdure · virid · verded · vert · verdantly · verdurous
Synonyms
callow · verdant · greenly · lush · unseasoned · unpracticed · raw · verdured · experienceless · verdurous · punk · unversed · virid · greenly · bosky · bosky · vert · unexperienced · raw · virid · lush · unseen · greeny · strange · verdurous · viridescent · greenish · virescent · lavish · pup · greenly · viridescent · callow · verdant · fresh · inexperienced · virid · green · new
Translations (73)
ka ახალი (fresh) · nl onervaren (inexperienced) · mk зе́лен (abundant in verdure) · nl weelderig (abundant in verdure) · fr verdoyant (abundant in verdure) · de unerfahren (inexperienced) · ru зелёный (inexperienced) · mk свеж (fresh) · nl fris (fresh) · pt verdejante (abundant in verdure) · ka გამოუცდელი (inexperienced) · pt verdejante (green) · bg неопитен (inexperienced) · nl groen (green) · bg незрял (inexperienced) · gl verdoso (abundant in verdure) · bg свеж (green) · de üppig (abundant in verdure) · el χλωρός (fresh) · fi vehmas (abundant in verdure) · es verde (green) · bg зелен (green) · fi vihanta (abundant in verdure) · el χλοερός (abundant in verdure) · pl zielenisty (green) · bg зелен (abundant in verdure) · mk не́зрел (inexperienced) · fi rehevä (abundant in verdure) · izh haljas (abundant in verdure) · mk зе́лен (green) · ka მწვანე (abundant in verdure) · fr vert (green) · ro proaspăt (fresh) · ro verde (green) · el πράσινος (green) · de grün (green) · fr verdoyant (green) · fi vihreä (fresh) · fi vehreä (abundant in verdure) · ro luxuriant (abundant in verdure) · mi mata (green) · ru нео́пытный (inexperienced) · de grün hinter den Ohren (inexperienced) · fi vihreä (inexperienced) · cmn 苍翠 (green) · nl vers (fresh) · gl verde (inexperienced) · el άγουρος (inexperienced) · ru зелёный (abundant in verdure) · mi matomato (green) · bg свеж (fresh) · no grønn (green) · fi vihanta (fresh) · fi vehreä (fresh) · ro ageamiu (inexperienced) · gd gorm (green) · mi matomato (abundant in verdure) · de frisch (fresh) · cmn 青 (green) · ru зелёный (green) · ka მწვანე (green) · pl zielony (green) · sv grön (green) · cmn 葱绿 (green) · mk неи́скусен (inexperienced) · fi vihreä (green) · fr luxuriant (abundant in verdure) · ru све́жий (fresh) · de grünend (abundant in verdure) · de unreif (inexperienced) · it verdeggiante (abundant in verdure) · it verde (green) · gl verde (green)