green 1 of 3 adjective ˈgrēn 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
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noun. a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nanometers; found in nature as the color of most grasses …
Having a green thumb (American English) or green fingers (British English). To be passionate about or talented at gardening. The expression was popularized beginning in 1925 by a BBC gardening program. Greenhorn. Someone who is inexperienced. Green-eyed monster. Refers to jealousy. (See section above on jealousy and envy). Greenmail. A term used in finance and …
For many people, the color green has strong associations with nature and brings to mind lush grass, trees, and forests. Green is often described as a refreshing and tranquil color. Other common associations with the color green are money, luck, health, and envy. Verywell / Cindy Chung Green Color Meaning and Psychology
green 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in lush covered with a thick, healthy natural growth fields green with meadow grass Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance lush leafy grown verdant dense overgrown fertile rich luxuriant tangled productive prolific fruitful fat fecund Antonyms & Near Antonyms barren leafless poor dry bleak stark dead unproductive
green ( ɡriːn) n 1. (Colours) 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. 2. (Dyeing) a dye or pigment of or producing these colours
adj. referring to practices or policies that do not negatively affect the environment noun square or park in center of town synonyms for green Compare Synonyms fresh grassy leafy lush raw tender verdant budding burgeoning developing flourishing foliate growing immature infant juvenile maturing pullulating recent sprouting supple unripe bosky callow
Green is everywhere. It’s the most common color in the natural world, and it’s second only to blue as the most common favorite color. It’s the color we associate with money, the environment, and aliens, and it’s the color of revitalization and rebirth. Let’s break down our understanding of the meaning of green.
Paris green. The color name Paris green comes to us from an extremely toxic powder of the same name that was once used to kill rats in Paris. The powder itself ranged in color from pale to deep hues of green, depending on how finely it was ground. It has also been used as an insecticide, wood preservative, and pigment!