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

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

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

Posters put up by the government advertised a “Future Smart Forest City” with images of a sprawling campus of shiny buildings and verdant foliage.

From Los Angeles Times

The table was filled with bright colors like juicy, red pomegranate seeds and verdant herbs that Persian food is known for.

From Salon

Lately this entrenched symbol of American domestic life — verdant, weed-free and crisply mowed — has come under wider scrutiny as a profligate relic, out of sync with an ecologically conscious era.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• flourishing
• grassy
• leafy
• lush