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ferned

ferned

8.5
Covered with many low green plants that have feather-like leaves
  • adjective
  • /fɜrnd/
translation icon : cubierto de helechos
  • The ferned glade was cool, with sunlight dappling through the leaves above.

Examples

  • The path wound through a ferned valley, shady and green.

  • She paused to sketch the ferned banks lining the river's edge.

  • The ferned landscape was breathtaking.

  • We walked through the ferned valley.

  • The ferned glade was cool, with sunlight dappling through the leaves above.

  • The path wound through a ferned valley, shady and green.

  • We walked through the ferned valley, enjoying the lush green foliage.

Synonyms

ferny
vsferned
7.2

Covered with many long thin green plants that have divided leaves

applies to anything covered with ferns not only land or areas

Antonyms

fernless
8.3

Having no ferns in a garden or area

How Ferny

ferned
8.5
ferny
6.1
fernlike
6.3
fernless
8.3

Surface Forms

ferned positive

Morphology

ferned = fern (transparent) = fern + ed

Regular adjectival formation from the noun 'fern' with -ed meaning 'covered with' or 'having' ferns, a straightforward and productive pattern.

Etymology

Ferned comes from the plant fern and the ending -ed, which means 'covered with' or 'having', like bearded means 'having a beard'. So a ferned place is simply 'full of ferns', which is why it means 'covered with or abounding in ferns'.