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virid.

Green, verdant.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈvɪɹɪd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. Green, verdant.

    literary · poetic
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈvɪɹɪd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. A green colour.

    literary · poetic · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈvaɪɹɪd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. Any of a group of related viruses.

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

PIE word *wisós Either: * from virus + -id (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives and nouns); or * from translingual viridae (“grouping of viruses”) + English -id; viridae is derived from Latin virus (“poison; venom; (New Latin) virus (infectious organism)”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison; slime”)) + translingual -idae (suffix forming names of families of animals).

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