verdant

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈvɝ.dənt/
Audio (US) (file)

Adjective edit

verdant (comparative more verdant, superlative most verdant)

Green in colour.
Synonyms: greenly, (literary, poetic) virid
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 224:
  It was a verdant and delightful valley, watered by a rivulet ...
- 1818, [Mary Shelley], chapter VI, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, →OCLC:
  A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy.
Fresh.
Inexperienced.
a verdant youth from the interior of Connecticut

(This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes then please add them!)

Related terms edit

Translations edit

green

Bulgarian: зелен (bg) (zelen), свеж (bg) (svež)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 青 (zh) (qīng),苍翠 (zh) (cāngcuì),葱绿 (zh) (Cōnglǜ)
Dutch: groen (nl) n
Finnish: vihreä (fi)
French: verdoyant (fr), vert (fr)
Galician: verde (gl)
Georgian: მწვანე (ka) (mc̣vane)
German: grün (de)
Greek: πράσινος (el) m (prásinos)
Italian: verde (it) m
Macedonian: зе́лен (zélen)
Maori: mata (mi), matomato
Norwegian: grønn (no)
Polish: zielenisty m, zielony (pl) m
Portuguese: verdejante (pt)
Romanian: verde (ro)
Russian: зелёный (ru) (zeljónyj)
Scottish Gaelic: (plants) gorm
Spanish: verde (es)
Swedish: grön (sv) c

abundant in verdure

Bulgarian: зелен (bg) (zelen)
Dutch: weelderig (nl) n
Finnish: vihanta (fi), vehreä (fi), rehevä (fi), vehmas (fi)
French: verdoyant (fr), luxuriant (fr)
Galician: verdoso
Georgian: მწვანე (ka) (mc̣vane)
German: üppig (de), grünend (de)
Greek: χλοερός (el) m (chloerós)
Ingrian: haljas
Italian: verdeggiante (it)
Macedonian: зе́лен (zélen)
Maori: matomato
Portuguese: verdejante (pt)
Romanian: luxuriant (ro)
Russian: зелёный (ru) (zeljónyj)

fresh

Bulgarian: свеж (bg) (svež)
Dutch: vers (nl) n, fris (nl) n
Finnish: vihanta (fi), vehreä (fi), vihreä (fi)
Georgian: ახალი (axali)
German: frisch (de)
Greek: χλωρός (el) m (chlorós)
Macedonian: свеж (svež)
Romanian: proaspăt (ro)
Russian: све́жий (ru) (svéžij)

inexperienced

Bulgarian: незрял (bg) (nezrjal), неопитен (bg) (neopiten)
Dutch: onervaren (nl)
Finnish: vihreä (fi)
Galician: verde (gl)
Georgian: გამოუცდელი (gamoucdeli)
German: unerfahren (de), grün hinter den Ohren, unreif (de)
Greek: άγουρος (el) m (ágouros)
Macedonian: не́зрел (nézrel), неи́скусен (neískusen)
Romanian: ageamiu (ro)
Russian: зелёный (ru) (zeljónyj), нео́пытный (ru) (neópytnyj)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 蒼翠／苍翠 (zh) (cāngcuì)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} verdoso (es)

Anagrams edit

ventrad