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- Dictionaryverdant/ˈvəːdnt/
adjective
- 1. (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation: "verdant valleys"
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adjective. literary uk / ˈvɜː.d ə nt / us / ˈvɝː.d ə nt / Add to word list. covered with healthy green plants or grass: Much of the region's verdant countryside has been destroyed in the hurricane. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fertile or infertile land. barrenly. barrenness. bottomland. bread basket. cultivable. fertile. fertility.
1. a. : green in tint or color. b. : green with growing plants. verdant fields. 2. : unripe in experience or judgment : green sense 5a. verdancy. ˈvər-dᵊn (t)-sē. noun. verdantly. ˈvər-dᵊnt-lē. adverb. Did you know?
When something is green with plant life it's verdant, a word often used to idealize the countryside with its verdant pastures or verdant hills. Here's a trick for internalizing verdant's meaning: If you speak Spanish, think of verde — meaning "green." If you speak French, think of vert.
If you describe a place as verdant, you mean that it is covered with green grass, trees, and plants. [ literary ] ...a small verdant garden with a view out over Paris.
adjective. literary us / ˈvɝː.d ə nt / uk / ˈvɜː.d ə nt /. Add to word list. covered with healthy green plants or grass: Much of the region's verdant countryside has been destroyed in the hurricane. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fertile or infertile land. barrenly. barrenness.
Definition of verdant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define verdant. verdant synonyms, verdant pronunciation, verdant translation, English dictionary definition of verdant. adj. 1. Green with vegetation; covered with green growth. 2. Green in hue. 3. Lacking experience or sophistication; naive. ver′dan·cy n. ver′dant·ly adv....
