Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The greenness of lush or growing vegetation (greenery); also: the vegetation itself.

    Grün, Wuchs, Pflanzenwuchs

    зе́леньzélenʹ

    зе́леньzélenʹ

    the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation

  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)A condition of health and vigour.

    Kraft

    све́жестьsvéžestʹ

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
greenness, vegetation:
Русский
By meaning 2
greenness, vegetation:
condition of health and vigour:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
greenness, vegetation:
condition of health and vigour:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English verdure, from Middle French verdure, from Old French verdure

Inherited from Middle English verdure, from Middle French verdure, from Old French verdure, from Late Latin *viridūra, from viridis (“green”) + -ūra (abstract noun-forming suffix).

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Forms

plural: verdures
Singularverdure
Pluralverdures

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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