verdure

[ vur-jer ]

/ ˈvɜr dʒər /

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noun

greenness, especially of fresh, flourishing vegetation.

green vegetation, especially grass or herbage.

freshness in general; flourishing condition; vigor.

Origin of verdure

1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to verd green (see vert) + -ure -ure

OTHER WORDS FROM verdure

ver·dured, adjective ver·dure·less, adjective un·ver·dured, adjective

Words nearby verdure

verdigris, verdigris toadstool, verdin, verditer, verdun, verdure, verdurous, verecund, vereeniging, verein, vereshchagin

Example sentences from the Web for verdure

It is the season of verdure and growth, and frosts are both slight and infrequent in the latitude of San Francisco.

Peculiarities of American Cities |Willard Glazier
Far and wide the sea of verdure rolls around us, broken only by ridges of grayish rock and scarped cliffs of reddish basalt.

Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land |Henry Van Dyke
Sheer above it two bold granite walls rise out of the verdure, and form the entrance to a long avenue of great mountain shapes.

Italian Alps |Douglas William Freshfield
In his spiritual landscape there are no undulations, but it reveals itself as a monotonous dead-level without stream or verdure.

The Vitalized School |Francis B. Pearson

These groups of verdure form a most enlivening contrast to the dreary scene around.

The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria |Ludwig Salvator

British Dictionary definitions for verdure

verdure

/ (ˈvɜːdʒə) /

noun

flourishing green vegetation or its colour

a condition of freshness or healthy growth

Derived forms of verdure

verdured, adjective verdurous, adjective

Word Origin for verdure

C14: from Old French verd green, from Latin viridis

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