verdant

Definition

Green in colour.

Etymology

From Middle French verdoyant, from Old French verb verdier, verdoier, from vert (“green”), from Vulgar Latin *virdis, from Latin viridis.

Example Sentences

• "It was a verdant and delightful valley, watered by a rivulet ..."
• "A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy."
• "a verdant youth from the interior of Connecticut"

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