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   green

   /ɡriːn/

   adjective

   • 1. of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass or emeralds: "her flashing green eyes" Similar greenishviridescentolive greenpea greenemerald greenlime greenbottle greenLincoln greensea greensage greenacid greeneau de Nilaquamarineaqualiterary:virescentglaucous
   • ▪ consisting of fresh green vegetables: "a green salad"
   • ▪ denoting a green light or flag used as a signal to proceed.
   • ▪ (of a ski run) of the lowest level of difficulty, as indicated by green markers on the run.
   • ▪ denoting one of three colours of quark.
   • 2. covered with grass or other vegetation: "proposals that would smother green fields with development" Similar verdantgrassygrass-coveredleafyverdurousruralpastoralOpposite barren
   • ▪ concerned with or supporting protection of the environment as a political principle: "official Green candidates" Similar environmentalistecologistconservationistpreservationist
   • ▪ (of a product or service) not harmful to the environment: "traditional, modern, and green funerals" Similar environmentally friendlyenvironmentally/ecologically soundnon-pollutingozone-friendlyenergy-efficientenergy-savingfuel-efficientfuel-savinglow-carbonOpposite environmentally unfriendly
   • 3. (of a plant or fruit) young or unripe: "green shoots" Similar unripenot ripeimmature
   • ▪ (of wood, food, or leather) in its original or untreated state; not seasoned, tanned, cured, or dried. Similar unseasonednot agedunfinishedpliablesupplerawfreshunsmokeduncuredOpposite drycured
   • ▪ still strong or vigorous: "clubs devoted to keeping green the memory of Sherlock Holmes" Similar vigorousstrongsturdysoundhealthyflourishingOpposite weak
   • ▪ (of a wound) fresh; not healed. archaic
   • 4. (of a person) inexperienced or naive: "a green recruit fresh from college" Similar inexperiencedunversedcallowimmaturenewrawunseasoneduntriedinexpertuntrainedunqualifiedignorantsimpleunsophisticatedunpolishednaiveinnocentingenuouscredulousgullibleunworldlyinformal:wet behind the earsborn yesterdayOpposite experienced
   • 5. (of a person or their complexion) pale and sickly-looking: "‘Are you all right?—You look absolutely green’" Similar palewanpallidashenashen-facedpastypasty-facedgreywhitishwashed outwhey-facedwaxenwaxyblancheddrainedpinchedsallowsicklynauseousillsickunhealthyOpposite ruddy

   noun

   • 1. green colour or pigment: "major roads are marked in green"
   • ▪ green clothes or material: "two girls in red and green"
   • ▪ green foliage or vegetation: "that lovely canopy of green over Stratford Road" Similar foliagegreeneryplantsleavesleafagevegetationrare:herbageverdurefrondescence
   • ▪ green vegetables: "eat up your greens" Similar vegetablesleaf vegetablesinformal:vegveggies
   • ▪ a green light.
   • ▪ the green ball in snooker.
   • ▪ money: informal, dated "that's a lot of green"
   • ▪ low-grade cannabis: informal, dated "he got hold of some bad green"
   • 2. a piece of public grassy land, especially in the centre of a village: "a house overlooking the green" Similar lawncommongrassy areaswardgrassarchaic:greenswardmeadlea
   • ▪ an area of smooth, very short grass immediately surrounding a hole on a golf course: "a 60 ft putt on the last green"
   • 3. a member or supporter of an environmentalist group or party: "the Greens' remarkable 15 per cent vote" Similar environmentalistconservationistpreservationistnature-lovereco-activistinformal, derogatory:eco-nutecofreaktree hugger

   verb

   • 1. make or become green in colour: "the roof was greening with lichen"
   • ▪ make (an urban or desert area) more verdant by planting trees or other vegetation: "they will continue greening the many treeless and dusty suburbs"
   • 2. make less harmful to the environment: "tips on how to green your home"

   Word Origin Old Englishgrēne (adjective), grēnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groen, German grün, also to grass and grow.

   Derivatives

   • 1. greenly adverb
   • 2. greenness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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