verdurous

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/ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹəs//ˈvɜː(ɹ)djʊəɹəs/

adjective

Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it.

“The verdurous pasture...”

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lushverdantboskygreenlylavishverduredviridviridescent
OriginLatin viridis →
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Meanings

adjectiveverdurous (comparative more verdurous, superlative most verdurous)

comparative more verdurous · superlative most verdurous

  1. Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it.

    The verdurous pasture...

    2 more examples

    The hill was blanketed in verdurous grasses.

    a hall stood; o’er whose roof Fair clinging weeds with ivy pale did grow, Clasping its gray rents with a verdurous woof, A hanging dome of leaves, a canopy moon-proof.

    1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 271

    Synonyms: lush, verdant, bosky, greenly, lavish, lush, verdant, verdured

  2. Having youthful or new qualities.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFreshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it.

Similar
lushverdantboskygreenlylavishlushverdantverduredviridviridescent
Also see
boskybrand newgreengreenishgreenlylavishlushnewnovelverdantverduredvirescentviridviridescent

Origin

  1. Latinviridis
  2. Englishverdurous

Originated c. 1595–1605, verdure + -ous, ultimately from verd (“green”), from Latin viridis.

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APA

verdurous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verdurous

MLA

“verdurous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verdurous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verdurous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verdurous.

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