English Explanatory Dictionary

virid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Green, verdant.
noun
  1. A green colour.
noun
  1. Any of a group of related viruses.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɪɹɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-virid.wav /ˈvaɪɹɪd/

Word forms

virid more virid most virid virids

Etymology

From Middle English viride (“verdigris”, adjective, noun) [and other forms] + English -id (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives and nouns). Viride is borrowed from Latin viridis (“green; (figuratively) fresh; lively; young, youthful”), from vireō (“to be green or verdant; to sprout new green growth; to flourish; to be lively or vigorous”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to procreate; to produce; to increase; to raise”). Doublet of verdant and vert.

Synonyms

greenish greenly greeny verdant verdurous vert virescent virid viridescent bosky lavish lush verdured

Related words

vireo viridarium viridary virideous viridescence viridescent viridia viridian viridin viridine viridite viridity
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