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noun
- 1. lush green vegetation.
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VERDURE meaning: 1. (the green colour of) fresh, healthy plants 2. (the green color of) fresh, healthy plants. Learn more.
Definition of verdure noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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May 16, 2024 · verdure in American English. (ˈvɜrdʒər ) noun. 1. the fresh-green color of growing things; greenness. 2. green growing plants and trees; green vegetation. 3. vigorous or flourishing condition.
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Etymology
From Middle English verdure, from Old French verdure.
Pronunciation
1. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜːd͡ʒə/, /ˈvɜːdjə/ 2. (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɝd͡ʒɚ/ 3. Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ) 4. Homophone: verger (one pronunciation) 5. Hyphenation: ver‧dure
Noun
verdure (countable and uncountable, plural verdures) 1. The greenness of lush or growing vegetation; also: the vegetation itself.quotations ▼ 1.1. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals): 1.1.1. […] now he was / The...
Verb
verdure 1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of verduren
Etymology
From vert (“green”) + -ure (noun-forming suffix), or from Vulgar Latin *virdūra.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /vɛʁ.dyʁ/ 2. Rhymes: -yʁ
Noun
verdure f (plural verdures) 1. verdure, greenness
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /verˈdu.re/ 2. Rhymes: -ure 3. Hyphenation: ver‧dù‧re
Noun
verdure f pl 1. plural of verdura
verdure, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
verdure meaning, definition, what is verdure: green grass, plants etc: Learn more.