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verdant

/ˈvəːd(ə)nt/adjective

Covered in fresh green plants; richly green.

Example sentences

  • “The hills turn verdant once the rainy season begins.”
  • “Sheep grazed in the verdant valley below the castle.”

Purely literary; travel writing loves it. In speech, 'green' or 'lush' does the same work.

Featured as word of the day on June 21, 2026.

Synonyms for verdant

Antonyms

  • barren
  • arid

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