evergreen
/ˈɛvɚɡɹin/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.41 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.
adj
adj
adj
Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: nondeciduous"
- "...these three little creeping vines put forth their hands with joy, and spread over rock and hillock and twisted tree-root and mouldering log, in cloaks and scarves and wreaths of tiny evergreen, glossy leaves."
- "Chrome and Firefox are evergreen browsers: they update automatically and version numbers are only used for internal reference."
- "Another change in the news was emphasis on “evergreen” features involving attractive children or animals, parades or fireworks, as well as local developments."
- "The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving Spring; […]"
- "Husband and wife walked till they had reached the house they were in search of, which stood in a terrace facing the sea, and was fronted by a small garden of wind-proof and salt-proof evergreens, stone steps leading up to the porch."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛvɚɡɹin/
- British English: /ˈɛvəɡɹiːn/