verdure Hear it!

verdure definition

ver·dure (vʉr′jər)

noun

  1. the fresh-green color of growing things; greenness
  2. green growing plants and trees; green vegetation
  3. vigorous or flourishing condition

Etymology: ME < OFr < verd, green < VL *virdis, for L viridis: see vert

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

verdure Synonyms

verdure

n.

flora, greenness, greenery, herbage; see vegetation.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

verdure Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • green: From a coarse herbage we passed on to a carpet of fine green verdure.
verdure usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

verdure quotes

Warmestclimes but nursethe cruellest fangs: thetigerof Bengal crouches in spiced groves of ceaseless verdure.

-Melville, Herman

verdure quotes (more)

Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"verdure." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 3 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/verdure>

APA Style

verdure. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 3rd, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/verdure

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment