Verdancy
11verdant — verdancy, n. verdantly, adv. /verr dnt/, adj. 1. green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass: a verdant oasis. 2. of the color green: a verdant lawn. 3. inexperienced; unsophisticated: verdant college freshmen. [1575 85; VERD(URE) …
12greenness — noun 1. the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑verdancy, ↑verdure • Derivationally related forms: ↑verdant (for: ↑verdancy) …
13ver|dan|cy — «VUR duhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. greenness: »the verdancy of the forest. 2. Figurative. inexperience: »the verdancy of youth …
14Greenhead — Green head, Greenhood Green hood, n. A state of greenness; verdancy. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
15Greenhood — Greenhead Green head, Greenhood Green hood, n. A state of greenness; verdancy. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
16Greenness — Green ness, n. [AS. gr[=e]nnes. See {Green.}] 1. The quality of being green; viridity; verdancy; as, the greenness of grass, or of a meadow. [1913 Webster] 2. Freshness; vigor; newness. [1913 Webster] 3. Immaturity; unripeness; as, the greenness… …
17verdant — adjective Etymology: modification of Middle French verdoyant, from present participle of verdoyer to be green, from Old French verdoier, from verd, vert green, from Latin viridis, from virēre to be green Date: 1581 1. a. green in tint or color <… …
18verdantly — See verdancy. * * * …
19greenness — /green nis/, n. 1. the quality or state of being green. 2. green vegetation, grass, or the like; verdure or verdancy. 3. lack of maturity or experience; youthfulness. 4. the state or quality of being naive; innocence; gullibility. [bef. 900; ME,… …
20viridity — /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] * * * …
