This week’s theme
Illustrated words

This week’s words
gramarye
quacksalver
viridity
yobbery
xenophile

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(vi-RID-i-tee)

MEANING:

noun: 1. The quality or state of being green. 2. Youthful innocence.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin viridis (green). Earliest documented use: 1430.

USAGE:

“Penobscot Bay shimmered blue against the viridity of the forested hills in a true postcard moment.”
Mary Ann Anderson; Of Moose and Men: Maine’s Central Coast; Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; Aug 16, 2009.

See more usage examples of viridity in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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