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

Seventeen-year-old Randy (Laurel Holloman) is a baby butch who enjoys long chain smokes in meadows and illicit tumbles with her married girlfriend in between shifts at the gas station. —Sadie Collins, Them, 24 Jan. 2025

The trail takes hikers across a large meadow and then up to a gap between the First and Second Flatiron, according to AllTrails. —Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 17 Dec. 2024

Today, the meadow the sisters once played in has been developed into housing. —Ella Adams, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024

The Stone Mountain Loop Trail takes you on a moderately challenging journey past cascading waterfalls, scenic meadows and the park’s iconic granite dome. —Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025

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