ver|dant

ver|dant
ver|dant «VUR duhnt», adjective.
1. green: »

verdant hills. The fields are covered with verdant grass.

2. Figurative. inexperienced: »

verdant newcomers.

[< verd(ure) + -ant]
ver´dant|ly, adverb.

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  • ver´dant|ly — ver|dant «VUR duhnt», adjective. 1. green: »verdant hills. The fields are covered with verdant grass. 2. Figurative. inexperienced: »verdant newcomers. ╂[< verd(ure) + ant] –ver´dant|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

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  • dant — abun·dant; abun·dant·ly; beu·dant·ite; com·man·dant; con·cor·dant; con·fi·dant; dis·cor·dant; fon·dant; in·un·dant; man·dant; ox·i·dant; re·dun·dant·ly; re·gar·dant; trep·i·dant; ver·dant; an·ti·ox·i·dant; de·nu·dant; guar·dant; mor·dant;… …   English syllables

  • ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… …   English syllables

  • o´ver|a|bun´dant|ly — o|ver|a|bun|dant «OH vuhr uh BUHN duhnt», adjective. too abundant; superabundant. –o´ver|a|bun´dant|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • o|ver|a|bun|dant — «OH vuhr uh BUHN duhnt», adjective. too abundant; superabundant. –o´ver|a|bun´dant|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • verdant — ver·dant …   English syllables

  • verdantly — ver·dant·ly …   English syllables

  • verdant — ver•dant [[t]ˈvɜr dnt[/t]] adj. 1) bot green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass 2) of the color green 3) inexperienced; unsophisticated • Etymology: 1575–85 ver′dan•cy, n. ver′dant•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • verdant — ver|dant [ˈvə:dənt US ˈvə:r ] adj literary [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: verdeant, present participle of verdoier to be green , from verd, vert green ] verdant land is thickly covered with fresh green plants ▪ verdant fields …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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