Vernal
['vɜːn(ə)l] or ['vɝnl]
Definition
(adj.) of or characteristic of or occurring in spring; 'the vernal equinox' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring; as, vernal bloom.
(a.) Fig.: Belonging to youth, the spring of life.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Spring, youthful, genial, balmy, nascent
ANT:Wintry, aged, brumal, hibernal, harsh, ungenial, cutting, autumnal, decadent,declining
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Definition
adj. belonging to the spring: appearing in spring: belonging to youth.—adv. Ver′nally.—adj. Ver′nant (Milt.) flourishing as in spring.—v.i. Ver′nāte to flourish.—n. Vernā′tion the particular manner of arrangement of leaves in the bud.—Vernal equinox the equinox on or about 21st March (see Equinox); Vernal grass a common British meadow grass about a foot high and sown among hay for its flavour and agreeable odour.
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Examples
- The Babylonian astr onomers also observed that the successive vernal (or autumnal) equinoxes follow each other at intervals of a few seconds less than a year. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I have been green, too, Miss Eyre,--ay, grass green: not a more vernal tint freshens you now than once freshened me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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