'Verdant' definitions:
Definition of 'verdant'
From: WordNet
adjective
Characterized by abundance of verdure
Definition of 'Verdant'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Let the earth Put forth the verdant grass. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Unripe in knowledge or judgment; unsophisticated; raw; green; as, a verdant youth. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'verdant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aestival,
- beryl-green,
- berylline,
- blue-green,
- bluish-green,
- caespitose,
- chartreuse,
- chloranemic,
- chlorine,
- chlorotic,
- citrine,
- citrinous,
- emerald,
- foliaged,
- glaucescent,
- glaucous,
- glaucous-green,
- graminaceous,
- grasslike,
- grassy,
- green,
- green as grass,
- green-blue,
- greenish,
- greenish-blue,
- greenish-yellow,
- greensick,
- holly,
- ivy,
- ivy-green,
- leafy,
- leaved,
- meadowy,
- moss-covered,
- moss-grown,
- mossy,
- olivaceous,
- olive,
- olive-green,
- porraceous,
- smaragdine,
- springlike,
- summerlike,
- summery,
- swardy,
- tufted,
- turflike,
- turfy,
- verdured,
- verdurous,
- vernal,
- vernant,
- vert,
- virescent,
- yellowish-green