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English speakers have been using verdant as a ripe synonym of green since at least the 16th century, and as a descriptive term for inexperienced or naïve people since the 19th century. (By contrast, the more experienced green has colored our language since well before the 12th century, and was first applied to inexperienced people in the 16th century.) Verdant comes from the Old French word for "green," vert, which itself is from Latin virēre, meaning "to show green growth" or "to be green." Today, vert is used in English as a word for green forest vegetation and the heraldic color green. A related word is virescent, meaning "beginning to be green."
Examples of verdant in a Sentence
Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Last night, his pitch veered utopian, as images of parking lots transformed into verdant gardens displayed on the giant screens above him.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2024
Eventually, these once verdant gardens became rife with weeds and other unsightly overgrowth.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2024
Washington Park, meet your little cousin, Marcum Park, complete with a splash fountain, a verdant lawn, an amphitheater for concerts and even a few dining options on its edges.
—Andrea Louis, The Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Verdant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verdant. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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