Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viridescent

/ˌvɪɹəˈdɛs(ə)nt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: viri-des-cent
IPA: /ˌvɪɹəˈdɛs(ə)nt/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Green or greenish.

adj

Becoming green.

Example Sentences

"In from two to three years the newt changes its red for a viridescent coloration, returns to the water, loses its ciliated and regains a stratified non-ciliated oral epithelium, and reassumes a partial aquatic respiration, and during the remainder of its life is properly an aquatic form."

Etymology

C 1850 from Late Latin viridescens, present participle of viridescere; see virescent.

Inflected Forms

more viridescent (comparative) most viridescent (superlative)

Derived Forms

viridescently

Phrases

viridans streptococci

Frequently Paired Words

virescence viridans viridans streptococci viridescence viridity albescent erubescent flavescent

Synonyms

virescent virid greenish greenly greeny verdant verdurous vert viridescent bosky lavish lush

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

How do you pronounce viridescent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvɪɹəˈdɛs(ə)nt/.
What does viridescent mean?: Green or greenish.
Where does viridescent come from?: C 1850 from Late Latin viridescens, present participle of viridescere; see virescent.

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