verdurous

ver·dur·ous

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vur-jer-uh s]
- /ˈvɜr dʒər əs/
- /ˈvɜː.dʒə.rəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vur-jer-uh s]
- /ˈvɜr dʒər əs/

Definitions of verdurous word

adjective verdurous rich in verdure; freshly green; verdant. 1
adjective verdurous covered with verdure, as places. 1
adjective verdurous consisting of verdure. 1
adjective verdurous of, relating to, or characteristic of verdure. 1
adjective verdurous covered with or consisting of verdure 0
adjective verdurous of or characteristic of verdure 0

See all 6 definitions of verdurous

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Origin of verdurous

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605; verdure + -ous

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Parts of speech for Verdurous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Verdurous

verdurous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

verdurous usage trend in Literature

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