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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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   What does Green mean in a sentence?

   • It was a spring day, and the fat buds of the chestnuts were bursting into magnificent green plumes. Green definition: of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum. See examples of GREEN used in a sentence.

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   How do you describe a green person?

   • Eat your greens. You can describe fruit and vegetables as green when they are unripe and not ready to be eaten. Pick and ripen any green fruits in a warm dark place. If you say that someone is green, you mean that they have had very little experience of life or a particular job. He was a young lad, very green, very immature.

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     GREENISH definition: 1. slightly green in colour: 2....

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     GREENLY definition: 1. with a green colour, for example...

   • Green: Arabic Translation

     GREEN translate: أَخْضَر, مُغَطّى بِالعُشْب, حِماية البيئة,...

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   1. : of the color green. 2. a. : covered by green growth or foliage. green fields. b. : consisting of green plants and usually edible herbage. a green salad. c. of winter : mild, clement. 3. a. : envious sense 1 used especially in the phrase green with envy. b. : marked by a pale, sickly, or nauseated appearance. 4. : not ripened or matured.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and origin of the color green, as well as its various applications in different fields and contexts. Find synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and related words for green in this comprehensive online resource.

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   1. any of a group of colours, such as that of fresh grass, that lie between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum in the wavelength range 575–500 nanometres. Green is the complementary colour of magenta and with red and blue forms a set of primary colours. Related adjective: verdant.

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   Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum, evoked by light with a wavelength of 495–570 nm. Learn about the origin and meaning of the word green in different languages and cultures, and how it relates to nature, life, health, and the environment.

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   Green is a color on the spectrum between blue and yellow, or made by mixing those colors. You might love the brilliant color of the green grass in the spring time. Green is a color you tend to see everywhere in nature, especially in the summer.

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    Green is a color, a noun, an adjective, and a verb. It can also refer to environmentalism, money, marijuana, or sexual intercourse. Learn more about the different meanings and examples of green.