Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verdurous

/ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: ver-durous
IPA: /ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹəs/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it.

adj

Having youthful or new qualities.

Example Sentences

"The hill was blanketed in verdurous grasses."
"The verdurous pasture..."
"a hall stood; o’er whose roof Fair clinging weeds with ivy pale did grow, Clasping its gray rents with a verdurous woof, A hanging dome of leaves, a canopy moon-proof."

Etymology

Originated c. 1595–1605, verdure + -ous, ultimately from verd (“green”), from Latin viridis.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: viridis
Suffix: verdure

Inflected Forms

more verdurous (comparative) most verdurous (superlative)

Derived Forms

verdurously verdurousness

Frequently Paired Words

verdant

Synonyms

lush verdant bosky greenly lavish verdured verdurous virid viridescent

Questions

How do you pronounce verdurous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹəs/.
What does verdurous mean?: Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it.
Where does verdurous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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