greensward

/ˈɡɹiːnswɔːd/

greensward · noun — A tract of land that is green with grass.

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greensward is pronounced /ˈɡɹiːnswɔːd/.

Why “greensward” is a great word

A stretch of land uniformly covered in living grass. From the English 'green' (the color of growing grass) + 'sward' (a stretch of turf or grass), first recorded in 1590–1600. Unlike "turf," which is a physical slice of earth bound by roots, or "meadow," which suggests a wild, utilitarian field, greensward is the unbroken sweep of living green as seen and felt. It is the flawless emerald carpet rolling toward a manor house, the close-cropped swathe beside a bowling green in slanting light, and the soft, forgiving surface of a village cricket pitch—a human imposition of serene, green permanence upon the restless earth, where the eye rests and the ground breathes just beneath.

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Etymology

From green + sward.

noun

A tract of land that is green with grass.

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Words closest in meaning

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greenswarded 84% match — Having green grass growing upon it. vs greensward →
sward 81% match — Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth. vs greensward →
swardy 72% match — Covered with sward or grass. vs greensward →
swarded 66% match — Covered with sward. vs greensward →
grassed 63% match — Covered with grass; having a surface on which grass is growing. vs greensward →
begrassed 62% match — Covered with grass. vs greensward →
herbaged 61% match — Covered with grass. vs greensward →
grasswards 60% match — Towards the grass. vs greensward →