vernal

Adjective Satellite

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

Adjective

Relating to or occurring in spring; fresh and new.
of or characteristic of or occurring in spring
- "the vernal equinox"

Adj

Pertaining to or occurring in spring.
Having characteristics like spring; fresh, young, youthful.

Examples

His vernal enthusiasm for Scrabble shone through, despite never having played before.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*wósr̥
From Latin vernālis (“(rare) of or pertaining to spring; vernal”), from vērnus (“of or pertaining to spring; vernal”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship). Vērnus is derived from vēr (“season of spring”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”)) + -nus (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is cognate with Old French vernal (modern French vernal), Italian vernale (“pertaining to spring; vernal”), Occitan vernal, Portuguese vernal (“pertaining to spring; vernal”), Spanish vernal (“pertaining to spring; vernal”).
Compare typologically German Frühling (< früh), Slovene pomlȃd (< mlȃd).

Synonyms

young, youthful, springlike, spring-like, springly

Antonyms

autumnal, summery, wintry

Scrabble Score: 9

vernal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vernal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vernal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

vernal: valid Words With Friends Word