vernal

Examples

• All

• This is the vernal equinox at the dawn of the age of Leo, right on the cusp of Virgo Leo.

• After the long winter, the vernal season brought new life to the landscape, with trees budding and birds returning.

• One day before the vernal equinox.

  Zodiac (2007)

• To emphasize the vernal theme, a lamb had been hired.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Every 2,200 years or so, a new constellation rises heliacally—right before sunrise—at the vernal equinox.

  Academic text (2000)

• The garden was filled with vernal flowers that bloomed brightly in the sunlight.

• Children played in the vernal meadow, enjoying the fresh scent of blooming grass and flowers.

Synonyms

Y

youthful

vsvernal

85 3.1

Having the energy and fresh look of a young person

focuses on seasonal freshness and natural renewal rather than age-related traits

S

springlike

vsvernal

1 3.5

Having mild weather, fresh air, and new plants like the season after winter

is broader, also applying to youth and vigor rather than just seasonal traits

Antonyms

W

wintry

12 3.5

Cold and bleak with snow or strong wind

A

autumnal

6 6.5

Relating to autumn, like cool weather and falling leaves

Idioms

A

as bright as the vernal sun

• Literature

8.9

Very cheerful and bright like the spring sun

Compounds

V

vernal equinox

1 7.3

The March day when day and night are nearly equal and spring begins in the north

V

vernal bloom

6.1

A large area covered with flowers in spring

V

vernal iris

• US

9.7

A low plant with bright blue-lilac flowers that blooms in spring

V

vernal witch hazel

• US

9.9

A small fragrant shrub from the lower Mississippi valley with tiny flowers that bloom in winter and spring

How Springlike

vernal

3 8.5

seasonal

85 2.7

wintry

12 3.5

Surface Forms

Etymology