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/veuh rid"i tee/, n.1. greenness; verdancy; verdure.2. youth; innocence; inexperience.[1400-50; late ME < L viriditas, equiv. to viridi(s) green + -tas- -TY2]
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Viridity — Vi*rid i*ty, n. [L. viriditas, fr. viridis green: cf. F. viridit[ e]. See {Verdant}.] 1. Greenness; verdure; the color of grass and foliage. [1913 Webster] 2. Freshness; soundness. [Obs.] Evelyn. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
viridity — [və rid′ə tē] n. [ME viridite < MFr viridité < L viriditas < viridis, green] 1. greenness, as of young leaves or grass; verdancy 2. freshness; liveliness … English World dictionary
viridity — noun Etymology: Middle English viridite, from Latin viriditat , viriditas, from viridis Date: 15th century 1. a. the quality or state of being green b. the color of grass or foliage 2. naive innocence … New Collegiate Dictionary
viridity — noun The state or condition of being virid. Syn: greenness … Wiktionary
viridity — n. Greenness, verdancy, verdure, viridness … New dictionary of synonyms
viridity — vi·rid·i·ty … English syllables
viridity — vi•rid•i•ty [[t]vəˈrɪd ɪ ti[/t]] n. 1) greenness; verdure 2) youth; inexperience • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L viriditās=viridi(s) green + tās ty II … From formal English to slang
viridity — /vəˈrɪdəti/ (say vuh riduhtee) noun 1. greenness; verdancy; verdure. 2. inexperience or simplicity. {late Middle English, from Latin viriditas greenness} …
viridity — n. literary greenness, verdancy. Etymology: ME f. OF viriditeacute or L viriditas f. viridis: see VIRIDIAN … Useful english dictionary
Greenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Greenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 green green &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 blue and yellow blue and yellow Sgm: N 1 vert vert GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 emerald emerald verd antique verdigris … English dictionary for students
