viridescent

vir·i·des·cent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vir-i-des-uh nt]
- /ˌvɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt/
- /vˌɪrɪdˈesənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vir-i-des-uh nt]
- /ˌvɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt/

Definitions of viridescent word

adjective viridescent slightly green; greenish. 1
adjective viridescent greenish or tending to become green 0
adjective viridescent greenish 0

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Origin of viridescent

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; < Late Latin viridēscent- (stem of viridēscēns, present participle of viridēscere to become green), equivalent to virid(is) virid + -ēscent- -escent

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Parts of speech for Viridescent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Viridescent

viridescent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

viridescent usage trend in Literature

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