verdant

[ vur-dnt ]

adjective

1. green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass:

   a verdant oasis.

   Synonyms: grassy, lush

2. of the color green:

   a verdant lawn.

3. inexperienced; unsophisticated:

   verdant college freshmen.

verdant

/ ˈvɜːdənt /

adjective

1. covered with green vegetation
2. (of plants, etc) green in colour
3. immature or unsophisticated; green

Derived Forms

• ˈverdancy, noun
• ˈverdantly, adverb

Other Words From

• verdan·cy noun
• verdant·ly adverb
• un·verdant adjective
• un·verdant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of verdant¹

First recorded in 1575–85; verd(ure) + -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of verdant¹

C16: from Old French verdoyant, from verdoyer to become green, from Old French verd green, from Latin viridis, from virēre to be green

Example Sentences

And yet: I think it’s important to say that all the collective work pushing for a greener world for the past 50 years has also measurably altered the trajectory of our civilization away from a worst-case climate scenario and toward a more verdant world.

From Slate

With its its powdery pastel colors, zigzag metal canopies, space-age scoreboard and verdant terraces filled with UFO-shaped urns, Dodger Stadium lived up to the hype.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather than the dreary pasture where fun and sex go to die, middle age has turned out to be a verdant place where I don’t give a s— about the male gaze, whether internalized or external.

From Los Angeles Times

Take Cabrales, a blue cheese crafted by rural dairy farmers in Asturias, Spain, which captures the verdant essence of grazing cows thriving in lush pastures.

From Salon

Police and the private security firm that patrols the verdant neighborhood near the Hotel Bel-Air said they had no further clues about who vandalized the house, with missives and sketches filling most of the walls both inside and outside the once luxurious residence.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• flourishing
• grassy
• leafy
• lush