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• Verdant — Ver dant, a. [F. verdoyant, p. pr. of verdoyer to be verdant, to grow green, OF. verdoier, verdeier, fr. verd, vert, green, fr. L. viridis green, fr. virere to be green: cf. OF. verdant verdant, L. viridans, p. pr. of viridare to make green. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• verdant — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• grass´i|ness — grass|y «GRAS ee, GRAHS », adjective, grass|i|er, grass|i|est. 1. covered with grass; having much grass: »the grassy carpet of the meadow. 2. of or consisting of grass: »The ph …   Useful english dictionary

• grass|y — «GRAS ee, GRAHS », adjective, grass|i|er, grass|i|est. 1. covered with grass; having much grass: »the grassy carpet of the meadow. 2. of or consisting of grass: »The ph …   Useful english dictionary

• verdant — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ green with grass or other lush vegetation. DERIVATIVES verdancy noun verdantly adverb. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French verdeant, from Latin viridis green …   English terms dictionary

• verdant — verdancy, n. verdantly, adv. /verr dnt/, adj. 1. green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass: a verdant oasis. 2. of the color green: a verdant lawn. 3. inexperienced; unsophisticated: verdant college freshmen. [1575 85; VERD(URE) …   Universalium

• verdant — [[t]vɜ͟ː(r)d(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe a place as verdant, you mean that it is covered with green grass, trees, and plants. [LITERARY] ...a small verdant garden with a view out over Paris. Syn: lush …   English dictionary

• verdant — adjective literary verdant land is covered with freshly growing green grass and plants: verdant fields …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• verdant — /ˈvɜdnt / (say verdnt) adjective 1. green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass: a verdant valley. 2. of a green colour. 3. inexperienced; unsophisticated. {verd(ure) + ant} –verdancy, noun –verdantly, adverb …  

• verdant — adj 1. verdurous, green, grassy, grass covered, plant covered. 2. green colored, greenish, viridescent, virescent, emerald, bluish green, greenish blue, grue, aqua, aquamarine, sea green, grass green, olive green, pea green, glaucous. 3.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• verdant — adj. 1 (of grass etc.) green, fresh coloured. 2 (of a field etc.) covered with green grass etc. 3 (of a person) unsophisticated, raw, green. Derivatives: verdancy n. verdantly adv. Etymology: perh. f. OF verdeant part. of verdoier be green ult. f …   Useful english dictionary