verdure
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verdure
- /ˈvɜːd͡ʒə/ UK
- /ˈvɜːdjə/ UK
- /ˈvɝd͡ʒɚ/ US
Sounds like verger (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English verdure, from Middle French verdure, from Old French verdure, from Late Latin *viridūra, from viridis (“green”) + -ūra (abstract noun-forming suffix).
noun verdures
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The greenness of lush or growing vegetation (greenery); also: the vegetation itself.
[…] now he was / The ivy which had hid my princely trunk, / And suck'd my verdure out on't.
Similar: verdancy, greenliness, greenth
- A condition of health and vigour.
verb verdures · verduring · verdured
- To cover with verdure.
Translations
Talk about this word "verdure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/verdure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. verdure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/verdure "verdure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/verdure.Cite this
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title = {verdure},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/verdure},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
