verdurousadj.

Brit.

/ˈvəːdʒ(ə)rəs/,

/ˈvəːdjərəs/, U.S.

/ˈvərdʒərəs/

Forms: Also 1600s–1800s poetic verd'rous.

Etymology: < verdure n. + -ous suffix.

a. Of vegetation: Rich or abounding in verdure; flourishing thick and green.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > flourishing or luxuriant in growth > of vegetation

fresha1393

verdurous1604

1604 M. Drayton Moyses ii. 51 The loathsome Hemlock as the verdurous Rose, These filthy Locusts equally deuowre.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xv. 241 The sent-full Camomill, the verdurous Costmary.

1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 35 Where the lowing Herd Chews verd'rous Pasture.

a1763 W. Shenstone Oeconomy i, in Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 289 Lovely, as when th' Hesperian fruitage smil'd Amid the verd'rous grove!

1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Purgatorio xxix. 89 Four animals, each crown'd with verdurous leaf.

1835 J. P. Kennedy Horse-shoe Robinson I. xii. 231 The rich, verdurous, and lively forest, that, with all the joyousness of health, encompassed this blighted spot.

1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. I. ii. i. 124 Green fields and verdurous trees, or deep woodlands lying all round.

1885 Athenæum 23 May 669/1 Verdurous masses of foliage and sward disposed with great simplicity and breadth.

figurative and in extended use.1857 R. A. Willmott Pleasures of Lit. xxiii. 148 Of these, Philosophy is one of the most verdurous and throws the broadest shadow.1876 J. S. Blackie Songs Relig. & Life 197 With banners of gold and of silver,..And verdurous power in his path When he comes in the pride of the May.

b. Of places, etc.: Covered or clothed with verdure; displaying a rich (green) vegetation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > covered with luxuriant growth

flourisheda1375

rankc1450

greened1568

greenya1586

verdureda1718

verdurous1717

flourishing1883

the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective]

greeneOE

strongc1230

verdant1590

shrubby1598

shaggy1605

tufted1606

tufty1612

covered1632

vegetated1697

covert1707

verdurous1717

shagged1784

matted1791

vegetive1855

scrubbed1870

flourishing1883

1717 E. Fenton tr. Homer Odyssey xi, in Poems 93 There the Flocks And Herds of Phœbus, o'er the verd'rous Lawn Browze fatt'ning pasture.

1772 W. Jones Poems 43 Green hillocks,..And verd'rous plains with winding streams bedew'd.

1796 S. T. Coleridge To C. Lloyd 51 That verdurous hill with many a resting-place.

c1818 J. Keats Epist. to J. H. Reynolds 58 The verd'rous bosoms of those isles.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. 80 Spots like those in the lowlands of Northern Germany, verdurous and seemingly solid.

1892 Mrs. H. Ward David Grieve II. 302 A playing wind sprang up,..freshening the verdurous ways through which they passed.

2. Consisting or composed of verdure.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > consisting or composed of verdure

verdurous1667

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 143 Yet higher then thir tops The verdurous wall of Paradise up sprung.

1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. 533 Why did not the Earth protend her verdurous offerings.

1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna vi. xxvii. 141 Clasping its grey rents with a verdurous woof, A hanging dome of leaves.

1818 J. Keats Endymion iii. 125 Just when the light of morn,..Stole through its verdurous matting of fresh trees.

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. v. 259 The soldiers themselves, attired in verdurous garments of foliage and flower-work,..paraded the bridge.

3. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, verdure.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > flourishing or luxuriant in growth

greeneOE

frimOE

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wlonk1398

flourishingc1400

rankish1495

frank?1548

gole1573

abled1576

wanton1579

proud1597

unseared1599

unwithered1599

ramping1607

lusha1616

fulsome1633

luxurious1644

rampant1648

luxuriant1661

lascivious1698

pert1727

unnipped1775

verdurous1820

happy1875

1820 J. Keats Ode to Nightingale in Lamia & Other Poems 109 Through verdurous glooms and winding mossy ways.

1851 G. Meredith London by Lamplight xxiv This night of deep solemnity, And verdurous serenity.

1864 J. M. Neale Seatonian Poems 187 Every tinted leaf Opes its young channel to the verdurous sap.

1883 Harper's Mag. July 166/1 Its verdurous hue is more noticeable than its elevation.

Derivatives

ˈverdurousness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > newness, freshness, or originality

noveltya1398

greenness1544

nap1591

verd1603

virginity1639

originalness1727

originality1782

freshness1807

verdurousness1856

unhackneyedness1884

1856 T. T. Lynch Lett. to Scattered (1872) 557 Many of them [sc. sermons] have an invigorating verdurousness, and are like the wide green fields.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	verdurous
释义	verdurousadj. Brit. /ˈvəːdʒ(ə)rəs/, /ˈvəːdjərəs/, U.S. /ˈvərdʒərəs/ Forms: Also 1600s–1800s poetic verd'rous. Etymology: < verdure n. + -ous suffix. 1. a. Of vegetation: Rich or abounding in verdure; flourishing thick and green. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > flourishing or luxuriant in growth > of vegetation fresha1393 verdurous1604 1604 M. Drayton Moyses ii. 51 The loathsome Hemlock as the verdurous Rose, These filthy Locusts equally deuowre. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xv. 241 The sent-full Camomill, the verdurous Costmary. 1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 35 Where the lowing Herd Chews verd'rous Pasture. a1763 W. Shenstone Oeconomy i, in Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 289 Lovely, as when th' Hesperian fruitage smil'd Amid the verd'rous grove! 1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Purgatorio xxix. 89 Four animals, each crown'd with verdurous leaf. 1835 J. P. Kennedy Horse-shoe Robinson I. xii. 231 The rich, verdurous, and lively forest, that, with all the joyousness of health, encompassed this blighted spot. 1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. I. ii. i. 124 Green fields and verdurous trees, or deep woodlands lying all round. 1885 Athenæum 23 May 669/1 Verdurous masses of foliage and sward disposed with great simplicity and breadth. figurative and in extended use.1857 R. A. Willmott Pleasures of Lit. xxiii. 148 Of these, Philosophy is one of the most verdurous and throws the broadest shadow.1876 J. S. Blackie Songs Relig. & Life 197 With banners of gold and of silver,..And verdurous power in his path When he comes in the pride of the May. b. Of places, etc.: Covered or clothed with verdure; displaying a rich (green) vegetation. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > covered with luxuriant growth flourisheda1375 rankc1450 greened1568 greenya1586 verdureda1718 verdurous1717 flourishing1883 the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] greeneOE strongc1230 verdant1590 shrubby1598 shaggy1605 tufted1606 tufty1612 covered1632 vegetated1697 covert1707 verdurous1717 shagged1784 matted1791 vegetive1855 scrubbed1870 flourishing1883 1717 E. Fenton tr. Homer Odyssey xi, in Poems 93 There the Flocks And Herds of Phœbus, o'er the verd'rous Lawn Browze fatt'ning pasture. 1772 W. Jones Poems 43 Green hillocks,..And verd'rous plains with winding streams bedew'd. 1796 S. T. Coleridge To C. Lloyd 51 That verdurous hill with many a resting-place. c1818 J. Keats Epist. to J. H. Reynolds 58 The verd'rous bosoms of those isles. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. 80 Spots like those in the lowlands of Northern Germany, verdurous and seemingly solid. 1892 Mrs. H. Ward David Grieve II. 302 A playing wind sprang up,..freshening the verdurous ways through which they passed. 2. Consisting or composed of verdure. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > consisting or composed of verdure verdurous1667 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 143 Yet higher then thir tops The verdurous wall of Paradise up sprung. View more context for this quotation 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. 533 Why did not the Earth protend her verdurous offerings. 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna vi. xxvii. 141 Clasping its grey rents with a verdurous woof, A hanging dome of leaves. 1818 J. Keats Endymion iii. 125 Just when the light of morn,..Stole through its verdurous matting of fresh trees. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. v. 259 The soldiers themselves, attired in verdurous garments of foliage and flower-work,..paraded the bridge. 3. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, verdure. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > flourishing or luxuriant in growth greeneOE frimOE ranka1325 wlonk1398 flourishingc1400 rankish1495 frank?1548 gole1573 abled1576 wanton1579 proud1597 unseared1599 unwithered1599 ramping1607 lusha1616 fulsome1633 luxurious1644 rampant1648 luxuriant1661 lascivious1698 pert1727 unnipped1775 verdurous1820 happy1875 1820 J. Keats Ode to Nightingale in Lamia & Other Poems 109 Through verdurous glooms and winding mossy ways. 1851 G. Meredith London by Lamplight xxiv This night of deep solemnity, And verdurous serenity. 1864 J. M. Neale Seatonian Poems 187 Every tinted leaf Opes its young channel to the verdurous sap. 1883 Harper's Mag. July 166/1 Its verdurous hue is more noticeable than its elevation. Derivatives ˈverdurousness n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > newness, freshness, or originality noveltya1398 greenness1544 nap1591 verd1603 virginity1639 originalness1727 originality1782 freshness1807 verdurousness1856 unhackneyedness1884 1856 T. T. Lynch Lett. to Scattered (1872) 557 Many of them [sc. sermons] have an invigorating verdurousness, and are like the wide green fields. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1604
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