Verdant

Origin

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

Full definition of verdant

Adjective

1. Green in colour.
2. Abundant in verdure; lush with vegetation.
• 1796, Francois Le Vaillant, New Travels into the Interior Parts of Africa By Way of the Cape of Good Hope in the Years 1783, 84 and 85, G.G. And J. Robinson, page 224It was a verdant and delightful valley, watered by a rivulet ...
• 1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Chapter 6, A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy.
3. Fresh.
4. A Symbol of Environmentalism.i.e. Verdant Magazine, Verdant Living, & Verdant Power all promote sustainability and living green
5. Inexperienced.a verdant youth from the interior of Connecticut

Related terms

• verdancy
• verdantly
• verdure
• verdurous