meadow

noun

mead·​ow ˈme-(ˌ)dō 

often attributive

: land that is covered or mostly covered with grass

wildflowers blooming in the meadow

especially : a tract of moist low-lying usually level grassland

meadowy

ˈme-də-wē 

adjective

Examples of meadow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The two main tarns on this trail are flanked by subalpine meadows with a variety of shrubs and wildflowers that change colors in the fall. —Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024

Tickets usually sell out and range from $165 to $220 The Celeste Dinner Experience at Henrico's Celeste Farms is a three-hour multi-course meal set in a wildflower meadow. —Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024

Located in Apple Park, the company’s corporate headquarters in Cupertino, California, the newest structure is built into the outer meadows of the campus. —Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024

The hotel has a stargazing platform in a nearby riverside meadow – a peaceful setting to take advantage of the area's low light pollution levels. —Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 10 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English medwe, medowe "grassland kept for hay, pasture field," going back to Old English mǣdwe, oblique singular case form of mǣd, going back to West Germanic *mēdwō- (whence also Old Frisian mēde "pasture, meadow," Middle Dutch māde, mēde), noun derivative from the verbal base *mē- "reap, mow" — more at mow entry 2

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing meadow

• meadow beauty
• meadow fescue
• meadow grass
• meadow mushroom
• meadow nematode
• meadow rue
• meadow saffron
• meadow spittlebug
• meadow vole
• water meadow

Kids Definition

meadow

noun

mead·​ow ˈmed-ō 

: an area of moist low usually level grassland