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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Verdant | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. {Farthingale}, {Verjuice}, {Vert}.] 1. Covered with growing plants or grass; green; fresh; flourishing; as, verdant fields; a verdant lawn. Let the earth Put forth the verdant grass. --Milton. 2. Unripe in knowledge or judgment; unsophisticated; raw; green; as, a verdant youth. [Colloq.] | |
