verdant

ver·dant

adj \ˈvər-d^ənt\

Definition of VERDANT

1

a : green in tint or color b : green with growing plants <verdant fields>

2

: unripe in experience or judgment : green 9a, b

— ver·dan·cy \-d^ən(t)-sē\ noun

— ver·dant·ly \-d^ənt-lē\ adverb

Origin of VERDANT

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

First Known Use: 1581

Related to VERDANT

Synonyms: green, grown, leafy, luxuriant, overgrown, lush

Antonyms: barren, leafless

Related Words: fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, productive, prolific, rich; dense, tangled

Near Antonyms: bleak, depleted, impoverished, infertile, poor, stark, unproductive; arid, dead, desert, dry, parched, sere (also sear), waterless

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Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion