Verdant
Spelling
V-e-r-d-a-n-t
Definitions
“1. green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass”
“2. of the color green”
“3. inexperienced; unsophisticated”
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Most Popular Definitions
“1. green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass”
“2. of the color green”
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My wording of the definitions
1. An area or thing that has a lot of plant life.
2. Something that is green or has a green hue.
3. Someone who is a rookie; someone lacking wisdom
Part of Speech
Adjective
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Different Forms of the Word
Noun (person, place or thing): Verdancy
Adverb (modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb): verdantly,
Adjective (describing word): unverdant,
Adverb (modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb): unverdantly
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Original Sentences
1) Sam’s eyes wondered across the verdant hills of the tropical rainforest. The green mass of trees was beautiful to behold.
2) As the verdant days of our youth pass by in a wave of naïve fantasies and blissful ignorance, we eventually find ourselves confronted by the harsh realities of adulthood.
Pronunciation
(Vur-dnt)
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When to use this word
In literature, especially persuasive or descriptive writing
- In an article, written to convince the public to preserve a forested piece of land
- In an a fictional novel, describing a character’s adventures in a swamp
In situations that call for sophisticated and descriptive vocabulary
- In a job interview, if the conversation is about things that are green, inexperienced, or leafy.
When describing colors or artwork
When describing especially healthy vegetation
Synonyms
- Rookie: This word is very similar to the word verdant, but is different because it only expresses naivety due to inexperience. Someone who is verdant could also be unsophisticated.
- Green: This word is similar to verdant, but different because it verdant can also refer to an object that has a green hue. Also, verdant is a describing word, while green is an actual thing (green is a color) and a describing word.
- Lush: this word is similar to the word verdant, but different because verdant simply describes an area or landscape that is green and full of plants. The word lush can describe anything that is full. A person can have lush hair; a garden can be lush with orange carrots.
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Antonyms
- Experienced: This word is the opposite of verdant because it describes someone who is familiar with what they’re doing. Verdant describes someone who isn’t familiar with what they’re doing.
- Dying: This word is the opposite of verdant because, normally, if a plant is verdant, it is full and green. This is a good sign that the plant is alive. If a plant were dying, it would probably show the opposite of these signs, and therefore it would be the opposite of verdant.
- Brown: This word is the opposite of verdant because verdant can refer to something that is green. Brown is sometimes considered the opposite of green.
- Wilting: This word is the opposite of verdant because verdant the word verdant describes a plant or area of vegetation that is green and healthy. If this plant or area of vegetation is wilting, it might not be very healthy.
How useful is this word?
I would give this article a five star rating for several reasons. The first reason is because this word can be used for three different definitions, which all loosely relate to each other. The definition of lush, green vegetation relates to the definition of the color green because vegetation is often green. The definition of the color green relates to thye definition of being inexperienced because of the phrase: to be ‘green’, or in other words, a rookie. Because the different meanings for the word are related, if a person knows one definition, they can piece the other two meanings together through context clues if needed. This makes the word easy to learn and to remember.
Te other reason that the word verdant is should get a rating of five stars is because it is an interesting word that is relevant to many situations. A lot of people have probably felt as like a rookie or unsophisticated at some point in there lives, or felt that about someone else in their lives. Also, the majority of the population probably knows what the color green is, and has learned about or seen something that is lush and green.
Bibliography
(1) http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/verdant
(2) http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adverb-what.htm
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