____Green Words You May Enjoy Knowing___
Viridescent = Iridescent Green
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Etymology: Latin viridis green + iridescent
Originated Circa 1847
An iridescent surface is one that appears to change color
as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes.
“It is hard to photograph sparkle”
Isaac Mizrahi, 2009
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When you see a prefix of Ver- or Vir-,
you can suspect the word may refer to greenness of some kind.
Or possibly Truth…..(Veritas)
Viridity
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Viridity is a noun denoting the quality or state of being Green, either in reference to color, or to the alternate meaning of youth or naive immaturity, described by the French, middle English or Latin root origins of the prefixes Vir- and Ver-.
Pluralised, this becomes Viridities = Many green qualities.
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Some other nice green words are:
Viridis = general green of any shade
Viridiflorus, viridiflora and viridiflorum = green flowered
Viridifolia = green leaved
Vireo = refers to a family of small, typically greenish birds
Veridian = a chrome green pigment between green and cyan on the color wheel.
Verdancy = noun referring to greenness.
Verdant = an adjective describing the greenness in hue, generally of growing things. It has a lush sort of connotation to it.
Verdure = greenery, green growing things.
Verdigris = the greenish patina color of oxidised copper, from the French ‘vert de grice’, literally, the green of Greece.
You may also find the Vir- inside a word, as with
Atrovirens = dark green
or Flavovirens = yellowish green.
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And then there is this very lovely word referring to the
greenness of the soul -
Viriditas
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In the 12th century, this word began to be used to describe the inspiring “greening power of God”,
referring to the animating life-forces within all creation. (Hildegard of Bingen)
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