viridity

vi·rid·i·ty

noun \və-ˈri-də-tē\

Definition of VIRIDITY

1

a : the quality or state of being green b : the color of grass or foliage

2

: naive innocence

Examples of VIRIDITY

1. <a heroine beset by the vacuous viridity that is so typical of romance novels>

Origin of VIRIDITY

Middle English viridite, from Latin viriditat-, viriditas, from viridis

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to VIRIDITY

Synonyms: artlessness, greenness, guilelessness, ingenuousness, innocence, naiveness, naivety (also naïvety) [chiefly British], naturalness, simplemindedness, simpleness, simplicity, unsophistication, unworldliness, naïveté

Antonyms: artfulness, cynicism, knowingness, sophistication, worldliness

Related Words: candor, frankness, genuineness, honesty, openness, sincerity, straightforwardness, unaffectedness, unpretentiousness; callowness, childishness, coltishness, inexperience, rawness; insularity, parochialism, provincialism; carelessness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness; ignorance, obliviousness, unawareness; credulity, credulousness, gullibility, impressionability; idealism, impracticality, optimism

Near Antonyms: affectedness, artificiality, pretentiousness; deviousness, dishonesty, insincerity; disbelief, doubtfulness, incredulity, suspiciousness; carefulness, caution, street smarts, wariness; pessimism, skepticism; maturity

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Rhymes with VIRIDITY

acidity, aridity, avidity, cupidity, flaccidity, floridity, fluidity, frigidity, gelidity, gravidity, humidity, hybridity, limpidity, liquidity, lividity, lucidity, morbidity, placidity, rabidity, rancidity, rapidity, rigidity, sapidity, solidity, stupidity, tepidity, timidity, torridity, turbidity, turgidity, validity, vapidity, viscidity