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[VUR-dnt] 
1. covered with green vegetation or foliage: "The verdant fields of the central valley are a testament to the power of modern irrigation."
2. green in color
3. lacking experience or sophistication; raw; 'a verdant youth'
noun form: verdancy
adverb form: verdantly
Origin:
Approximately 1581; borrowed from Middle French, 'virdeant,' 'verdoyant': becoming green; present participle of Old French 'verdeiier,' 'verdoyer': to become green; from Vulgar Latin, 'viridiare': to grow green; from Latin, 'viridis': green, related to 'virere': to be green. In action:
"'In New York, the Upper East Side has a good standard of living and tall buildings, and wealthy people live there. Our target is to reflect that,' says Tian Tao, chief of sales. He predicts a 'little city' with high-end boutiques on the first and second floors of buildings -- just like the real Upper East side.
But cheaper. In Manhattan's Upper East Side, apartments sell for $750 to $1,000 a square foot, rising to $2,000 and even $3,000 in the most desirable areas.
Says Tian: 'This isn't just a name. The whole New York feeling will be here,' including 'a coveted view out the western windows' to Chaoyang Park, Beijing's verdant substitute for Central Park."
Associated Press. "Chinese Developers Inspired by Manhattan Icons," Fox News (April 18, 2004).
"In baseball there are generalists, who keep their eye on the ball and see the big picture; football is full of special-duty characters who are very limited in terms of their range but have depth. Baseball represents America before the frontier ended, when there was plenty of space and plenty of time, and philosophic anarchists roamed around on verdant fields 'doing their thing' with a free and reckless abandon. The game is relaxing and not particularly taxing on the players, who play many times each week. Football is tremendously difficult on the players and is so tiring that sixty minutes of clock time--which amounts to several hours of real time--exhausts them. Baseball developed when we thought nature was a limitless reservoir and we would always live in abundance. Football reflects a different world view; everything has to be fought for, resources are precious, hostile people (guards, monster men) are everywhere and in such a world you have to grab what you can."
Arthur Asa Berger (b. 1933). U.S. educator, author. 'Football and Television,' The TV-Guided American, Walker (1976).
"It's hard to believe that in spite of the facilities at the verdant five-and-a-half-acre centre, only 30 of the 50 beds are presently occupied; largely because the centre has not been marketed well and most people have no idea about it.
� 'Patients rediscover the joy of life here. But, because of lack of awareness, the facilities here aren't being used,' says N.A. Raje, managing trustee of the Cipla Cancer Palliative Care Centre.
� During their 15-day stay at the centre, patients are initiated into meditation and morale-boosting activities like handicraft and painting."
"Palliative care facility not being utilised fully," The Times of India (April 19, 2004).
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