Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Vernal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vernal \Ver"nal\, a. [L. vernalis, fr. vernus vernal, ver
spring; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vasanta, Icel. v[=a]r, and E.
Easter, east.]
1. Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring;
as, vernal bloom.
2. Fig.: Belonging to youth, the spring of life.
When after the long vernal day of life. --Thomson.
And seems it hard thy vernal years Few vernal joys
can show? --Keble.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vernal
adj 1: suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh [syn: {youthful}]
2: of or characteristic of or occurring in spring; "the vernal
equinox" [syn: {springlike}] [ant: {summery}, {autumnal},
{wintry}]
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