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viridity

[ vuh-rid-i-tee ]

viridity

/ ±¹ÉªËˆ°ùɪ»åɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being green; greenness; verdancy
  2. innocence, youth, or freshness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of viridity1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Old French ±¹¾±°ù¾±»å¾±³Ùé, from Latin ±¹¾±°ù¾±»å¾±³ÙÄå²õ (stem ±¹¾±°ù¾±»å¾±³ÙÄå³Ù- ) “greenness (as of vegetation; youth, inexperience,†equivalent to viridi(s) “green†+ -³ÙÄå²õ- -ty 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of viridity1

C15: from Latin ±¹¾±°ù¾±»å¾±³ÙÄå²õ, from viridis green
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Ennis saw dimly through green-lit spaces a city in the near distance, an unholy city of emerald hue whose unsymmetrical, twisted towers and minarets aspired into heavens of hellish viridity.

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We cannot trace any common elements in sugar and scent, or in leaves and emeralds, by which to define sweetness and viridity; but we think we can discern some in the ludicrous.

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