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vernal

ver·nal
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vur-nl]
    • /ˈvɜr nl/
    • /ˈvɜː.nəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vur-nl]
    • /ˈvɜr nl/

Definitions of vernal word

  • adjective vernal of or relating to spring: vernal sunshine. 1
  • adjective vernal appearing or occurring in spring: vernal migratory movements. 1
  • adjective vernal appropriate to or suggesting spring; springlike: vernal greenery. 1
  • adjective vernal belonging to or characteristic of youth: vernal longings. 1
  • adjective vernal relating to the spring 1
  • adjective vernal of or occurring in spring 0
See all 13 definitions of vernal

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Origin of vernal

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin vernālis, equivalent to vern(us) of spring (vēr spring + -nus adj. suffix) + -ālis -al1

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Parts of speech for Vernal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Vernal

vernal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for vernal

adj vernal

adjective vernal

  • girllike — Resembling a girl.
  • juvenile — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable or intended for young persons: juvenile books.
  • newish — rather new.
  • young — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
  • youthful — characterized by youth; young.
All 7 Synonyms of vernal

Antonyms for vernal

adjective vernal

  • autumnal — Autumnal means having features that are characteristic of autumn.
Just one Antonym for vernal

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Related words

  • vernal equinox

    the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)

  • celestial longitude

    the angular distance measured eastwards from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the ecliptic with the great circle passing through a celestial body and the poles of the ecliptic

  • easter

    an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.

  • equinox

    The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length (about September 22 and March 20).

  • first point of aries

    the vernal equinox.

  • hour circle

    a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the celestial poles and containing a point on the celestial sphere, as a star or the vernal equinox.
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