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verdant

American  
[vur-dnt] / ˈvɜr 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 British  
/ ˈvɜːdənt /

adjective

  1. covered with green vegetation

  2. (of plants, etc) green in colour

  3. immature or unsophisticated; green

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Other Word Forms

  • unverdant adjective
  • unverdantly adverb
  • verdancy noun
  • verdantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of verdant

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

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