Definition of "viridian" in English

noun

1. A bluish-green pigment made from chromium sesquioxide.

   • Then Miss Sloviak emerged from the ladies' room, hair reestablished, cheeks rouged, eyelids freshly painted a soft viridian, smelling of what I recognised as Cristalle, the fragrance worn both by my wife, Emily, and also by my lover, Sara Gaskell.

2. A bluish-green color.

adjective

1. Of a bluish green colour.