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vernal

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ver·nal  (vûrnl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or occurring in the spring.
2. Characteristic of or resembling spring.
3. Fresh and young; youthful.

[Latin vrnlis, from vrnus, from vr, spring; see wes in Indo-European roots.]

vernal·ly adv.

vernal [ˈvɜːnəl]
adj
1. of or occurring in spring
2. Poetic of or characteristic of youth; fresh
[from Latin vernālis, from vēr spring]
vernally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.vernalvernal - suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; "he is young for his age"
young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
2.vernalvernal - of or characteristic of or occurring in spring; "the vernal equinox"
autumnal - of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; "the autumnal equinox"; "autumnal fruits"
summery - belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer; "summery weather"; "summery dresses"
wintery, wintry - characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses"
Translations
vernal [ˈvɜːnl] ADJ [equinox] → de primavera (liter) [flowers] → de primavera, primaveral
vernal
adjFrühlings-; vernal equinoxFrühlingsäquinoktium nt; vernal flowers (liter)Frühlingsblumen pl


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oh, ever vernal endless landscapes in the soul; in ye, --though long parched by the dead drought of the earthy life, --in ye, men yet may roll, like young horses in new morning clover; and for some few fleeting moments, feel the cool dew of the life immortal on them.
Spite of this frigid winter night in the boisterous Atlantic, spite of my wet feet and wetter jacket, there was yet, it then seemed to me, many a pleasant haven in store; and meads and glades so eternally vernal, that the grass shot up by the spring, untrodden, unwilted, remains at midsummer.
Every fourth year, at the vernal equinox, there is a representative council of the whole nation, which meets in a plain about twenty miles from our house, and continues about five or six days.
 
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