verdant

• Qualifie une terre ou une végétation qui est verte par l'herbe ou une flore abondante.

Describes land or vegetation that is green with grass or rich plant life.

1. Green with grass or vegetationC1formal

   Covered with healthy green plants or grass.

   verdoyant

   • The verdant hills stretched as far as the eye could see.
   • They walked through the verdant meadows in spring.
   • The valley was lush and verdant after the rains.

   Synonymesabundantflourishingfoliagedgrassygreenleafylushrank

   Antonymesaridbarrendeaddesertlifelesssterile

2. Inexperienced or naiveC2formal

   Used figuratively to describe someone who is inexperienced or unsophisticated.

   Inexpérimenté, naïf

   • He was a verdant newcomer to the world of politics.
   • Her verdant enthusiasm was charming but naive.
   • The team was full of verdant recruits fresh out of training.

   Synonymescallowgreenimmatureinexperiencednaiverawunseasonedunsophisticated

   Antonymesexperiencedknowledgeablepolishedseasonedsophisticatedworldly