viridian
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viridian
Rhymes with -ɪdiən
Where it comes from
From Latin viridis, from the verb vireō (“be verdant, sprout”).
noun viridians
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A bluish-green pigment made from chromium sesquioxide.
It would be difficult to exaggerate the value of this addition to the artist’s palette. The colour of viridian is a very deep bluish green of great purity and transparency. It furnishes, with aureolin on the one hand and with ultramarine on the other, an immense number of beautiful hues, adapted to
Similar: Mittler's green
- A bluish-green color.
adjective more viridian · most viridian
- Of a bluish green colour. spring sweeps the wood’s cathedral nave with the green fury of a wave, till oak and elm and beech and ash in one viridian comber crash, while at their feet red vetches shine, sharp, and cold, and coralline.
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Talk about this word "viridian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/viridian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. viridian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/viridian "viridian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/viridian.Cite this
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title = {viridian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
