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vert

vert
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vurt]
    • /vɜrt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vurt]
    • /vɜrt/

Definitions of vert word

  • noun vert English Forest Law. vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer. the right to cut such vegetation. 1
  • noun vert Heraldry. the tincture, or color, green. 1
  • adjective vert Heraldry. of the tincture green: a lion vert. 1
  • noun vert the right to cut green wood in a forest 0
  • noun vert the wood itself 0
  • noun vert the colour green 0

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Origin of vert

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English verte < Anglo-French, Middle French vert, verd < Latin viridis green, equivalent to vir(ēre) to be green + -idis, apparently irregular for -idus -id4

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Vert

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

vert popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% 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".

vert usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for vert

adj vert

  • apple — An apple is a round fruit with smooth green, yellow, or red skin and firm white flesh.
  • aquamarine — Aquamarines are clear, greenish-blue stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
  • beryl — a white, blue, yellow, green, or pink mineral, found in coarse granites and igneous rocks. It is a source of beryllium and is sometimes used as a gemstone; the green variety is emerald, the blue is aquamarine. Composition: beryllium aluminium silicate. Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18. Crystal structure: hexagonal
  • bice — a medium blue colour; azurite
  • blue-green — a color about midway between blue and green in the spectrum.

adjective vert

  • emerald — A bright green precious stone consisting of a chromium-rich variety of beryl.
  • fir — any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
  • forestLee, 1873–1961, U.S. inventor of radio, telegraphic, and telephonic equipment.
  • grass — Günter (Wilhelm) [goo n-ter wil-helm;; German gyn-tuh r vil-helm] /ˈgʊn tər ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgün tər ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1927–2015, German novelist, poet, and playwright.
  • jade — James' DSSSL Engine

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