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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

green en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹin/ (US)
/ˈɡɹiːn/ (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɡɾin/ (Scotland)
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[ˈɡɹʷɪi̯n] (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɡɾiːn/ (Wales)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *gróh₁nis Proto-Germanic *grōniz Proto-West Germanic *grōnī Old English grēne Middle English grene English green From Middle English grene, from Old English grēne, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”). More at grow. Doublet of Gruen. See also North Frisian green, West Frisian grien, Dutch groen, Low German grön, green, greun, German grün, Danish and Norwegian Nynorsk grøn, Swedish grön, Norwegian Bokmål grønn, Faroese grønur, Icelandic grænn. The sense of obscene, pornographic, or sexual in the Philippines is a semantic loan from Spanish verde. In other varieties of English, blue is the color instead associated with obscenity or pornography.

Meanings

Of a green hue.
- The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…]. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- The former flag of Libya is fully green.
- He is wearing a green shirt.
(figuratively, of people) Sickly, unwell.
- to look so green and pale c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene vii]:
- Sally looks pretty green—is she going to be sick?
Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
(figuratively) Inexperienced.
- I might be angry[…] with the officious zeal which supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my grey hairs. 1822, [Walter Scott], Peveril of the Peak. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:
- He acted like a green racehorse, plunging over his jumps, tearing to the front of the field of riders. 2008, Richard R. Rust, Renegade Champion: The Unlikely Rise of Fitzrada, page 91:
- John's kind of green, so take it easy on him this first week.
(capitalized, sometimes) Islamist.
- In its most extreme formulation, this vision has devolved into a caricature of Islam as the "Green Peril" (green is the colour of Islam) advancing across the world stage, an image that echoes both the "Red Menace" of Cold War discourse and anti-Asian polemics about the "Yellow Peril". 1999, Roxanne L. Euben, Enemy in the Mirror: Islamic Fundamentalism and the Limits of Modern Rationalism, page 6:
- Some politicians tried to encourage this replacement of the red with a green menace. 2006, Benjamin Soares, Muslim-Christian encounters in Africa, page 11:
- While Bill Clinton struggled during the 1990s to bring order to a chaotic world increasingly wracked by ethnic and religious conflict, critics detected signs that a new "green" threat - radical Islam - was supplanting the earlier "red threat" - international communism - that had kept every president from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan awake at night. 2009, Douglas Little, American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East since 1945, page 317:
(figuratively) Full of life and vigour; fresh and vigorous; new; recent; young.
- a green wound
- "How old was I when you first took me in a boat?" "Five and you nearly were killed when I brought the fish in too green and he nearly tore the boat to pieces. Can you remember?" 1952 September 1, Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 12:
- as valid against such an old and beneficent government as against […] the greenest usurpation 1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC:
- a green manhood
(figuratively, of people) Naive or unaware of obvious facts.
(figuratively, of people) Overcome with envy.
- He was green with envy.
(figuratively) Environmentally friendly.
- green energy
- As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field. 2013 May 10, Audrey Garric, “Urban canopies let nature bloom”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 22, page 30:
- The Earth is facing a climate crisis, but it’s also getting greener and leafier. According to new research, the rise is largely courtesy of China and India. 2019 February 13, Emily Dixon, “China and India are making the planet greener, NASA says”, in CNN:
- Green New Deal
- Oatly said it hoped Blackstone’s investment would inspire other private equity firms “to steer their collective worth of $4 trillion into green investments.” 2021 May 18, Jack Ewing, Lauren Hirsch, “The Big Money Is Going Vegan”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 May 2021:
(capitalized, sometimes) Of a green party, environmentalism-oriented.
Describing a pitch which, even if there is no visible grass, still contains a significant amount of moisture.
(dated) Of bacon or similar smallgoods: unprocessed, raw, unsmoked; not smoked or spiced.
(dated) Not fully roasted; half raw.
- We say the meat is green when half roasted. 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick: Or, The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth, […], 2nd edition, London: […] John Clark and Richard Hett, […], Emanuel Matthews, […], and Richard Ford, […], published 1726, →OCLC:
(historical) Of film: freshly processed by the laboratory and not yet fully physically hardened.
- Following initial drying of film in a motion picture laboratory (after treatment in a hardening-fixing bath) the gelatin structure of an emulsion contracts and is permanently changed. The hardening action still continues for a time as a further small amount of residual moisture is given up. While traces of excess moisture remain, the emulsion is "green," relatively soft, […] 1947, Theatre Catalog, volume 5, page 570:
- […] attaching pre-photographed and pre-printed footage of a focusing chart to daily film footage without taking into consideration that such film may be worn or dried out and therefore, in its plane of best focus, would not be identical to that of the green film of the daily rushes. 1961, American Cinematographer, volume 42, page 618:
Of freshly cut wood or lumber that has not been dried: containing moisture and therefore relatively more flexible or springy.
- The wood yard was a series of vacant lots where some mysterious person piled cords and cords of wood, which smelled sweet and green and gave out cool breaths. 1913, Zona Gale, “III. One for the Money”, in When I Was a Little Girl, page 43:
- That timber is still too green to be used.
High or too high in acidity.
(Philippines, informal) Having a sexual connotation; indecent; lewd; risqué; obscene; profane.
(particle) Having a color charge of green.
Being or relating to the green currencies of the European Union.
- the green lira
- the green pound
Subject to or involving a model of open access in which a published article is only available to read for free after an embargo period.
- Coordinate term: gold
- Today most open access in medicine and biomedicine is gold, but in every other field it's mostly green. 2013 October 21, Peter Suber, “Open access: six myths to put to rest”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2023:
Of or pertaining to a part formed from compacted metal powder which has not yet undergone sintering to improve its strength.
- The pressure required to obtain a given green density depends upon the metal powder material being pressed. Excessive pressures can present some complex problems such as punch and die fractures, slip cracks and cleavage fractures in the green part. Although high pressures are required for pressing high density shapes they should not be excessive. 2014 April 17, Michael Russo, “Understanding the Powdered Metal Process: Spotlight on Compacting”, in National Bronze, archived from the original on 14 Oct 2024:
Having a status (as correct, ready, or safe) denoted or coded by the color green.
- Conditions all green! Standby...OK! It is time! 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Fahr Outpost:

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Translations (523)

lou væt (having green as its colour) · vi xanh (of fruit: unripe) · sq blertë (having green as its colour) · ket съньсь (having green as its colour) · ta பச்சை (having green as its colour) · ml പച്ച (having green as its colour) · lou vè (having green as its colour) · nl onervaren (inexperienced) · ca verd (environmentally friendly) · ja 未経験 (inexperienced) · br gwer (having green as its colour) · tk ýaşyl (having green as its colour) · lo ຂຽວ (having green as its colour) · sk zelený (having green as its colour) · sn girini (having green as its colour) · nwy sekatequantiu (having green as its colour) · et kollanokk (inexperienced) · kk жасыл (having green as its colour) · ce баьццара (having green as its colour) · ja 生 (of bacon, etc.: unprocessed, raw) · hrx grien (having green as its colour) · nah yancuic (inexperienced) · eu berde (having green as its colour) · fi kokematon (inexperienced) · hsb zeleny (having green as its colour) · pam aluntian (having green as its colour) · is grænn (having green as its colour) · bg суро́в (of bacon, etc.: unprocessed, raw) · kg matiti (having green as its colour) · fr vert de jalousie (envious) · dtp otomou (having green as its colour) · qu waylla (having green as its colour) · fi vihreä kateudesta (envious) · gl acedo (of wine: acidic or too acidic) · wo wert (having green as its colour) · mk зелен (having green as its colour) · tg сабз (having green as its colour) · de unerfahren (inexperienced) · sv grön (environmentally friendly) · odt gruoni (having green as its colour) · to lanu-mata (having green as its colour) · bua ногоон (having green as its colour) · gag eşil (having green as its colour) · zza nazık (inexperienced) · hu éretlen (of fruit: unripe) · ltg zaļš (having green as its colour) · ht vè (having green as its colour) · cs zelený (having green as its colour) · mdh gadung (having green as its colour) · qu q'umir (having green as its colour) · ps شين (environmentally friendly) · ru зелёный (inexperienced) · ps زرغون (having green as its colour) · mi kōriri (of fruit: unripe) · eo suka (lumber) · pam mayaluntian (having green as its colour) · non grǿnn (having green as its colour) · or ସବୁଜ (having green as its colour) · grc χλωρός (having green as its colour) · tr kekre (of wine: acidic or too acidic) · az dəyməmiş (of fruit: unripe) · nl groene (environmentally friendly) · tg кабуд (having green as its colour) · zza tezi (of vegetables: freshly harvested) · prs سَبْز (having green as its colour) · mi kākāriki (having green as its colour) · gd uaine (sickly) · es verde (environmentally friendly) · ka მწვანე (having green as its colour) · ug يېشىل (having green as its colour) · zza zergani (sickly) · ovd gryön (having green as its colour) · ko 설익다 (of fruit: unripe) · bbl სინი̆ (having green as its colour) · th เขียว (inexperienced) · ady уцышъо (having green as its colour) · sa हरितवर्ण (having green as its colour) · ia verde (having green as its colour) · nl groen (environmentally friendly) · hi हरा (having green as its colour) · gl fresco (of vegetables: freshly harvested) · fr vert (having green as its colour) · id hijau (environmentally friendly) · fi tuore (of vegetables: freshly harvested) · ar أَخْضَر (having green as its colour) · sm lanumeamata (having green as its colour) · kmr kesk (having green as its colour) · nod ᨡ᩠ᨿᩅ (having green as its colour) · gl verde (having green as its colour) · ga glas (having green as its colour) · th เขียว (having green as its colour) · mi whakarae (lumber) · bg неопитен (inexperienced) · sdc verdhi (having green as its colour) · uz yashil (having green as its colour) · szl zielōny (having green as its colour) · tr olmamış (of fruit: unripe) · ja 未熟 (inexperienced) · sd سائو (having green as its colour) · nrf vaert (having green as its colour) · mi kaimata (lumber) · ak ahahamono (having green as its colour) · rsk желєни (having green as its colour) · hil lunhawon (having green as its colour) · nds gräun (having green as its colour) · pdc grie (having green as its colour) · ky көк (having green as its colour) · pag ampasiseng (having green as its colour) · fr vert (sickly) · so casaar (having green as its colour) · ty matie (having green as its colour) · la viridis (having green as its colour) · tr çiğ (of bacon, etc.: unprocessed, raw) · vi xanh lục (having green as its colour) · zza teze (of vegetables: freshly harvested) · it verdastro (sickly) · tpi grinpela (having green as its colour) · tr acemi (inexperienced) · cy glas (inexperienced) · hi सब्ज़ (having green as its colour) · gd uaine (having green as its colour) · ja 緑の (having green as its colour) · ota یشیل (having green as its colour) · sh зѐлен (having green as its colour) · frr gräin (having green as its colour) · ru неспе́лый (of fruit: unripe) · bo ལྗང་ཁུ། (having green as its colour) · lez къацу (having green as its colour) · yue 綠色嘅 /绿色嘅 (having green as its colour) · pam mayaluntiang (having green as its colour) · es verde (having green as its colour) · pro vert (having green as its colour) · xal ноһан (having green as its colour) · bg неузря́л (of fruit: unripe) · bg зеле́н (having green as its colour) · ab аиаҵәа (having green as its colour) · sl zelen (having green as its colour) · ja 環境に優しい (environmentally friendly) · fi kalpea (sickly) · min ijau (having green as its colour) · az təcrübəsiz (inexperienced) · zza sebz (having green as its colour) · tr toy (inexperienced) · vo grünik (having green as its colour) · za heu (having green as its colour) · crp-cpr 甲料內 (having green as its colour) · win xąąwį coo (having green as its colour) · os цъӕх (having green as its colour) · tr buruk (of wine: acidic or too acidic) · fi tuore (lumber) · fr vert (environmentally friendly) · be зялёны (having green as its colour) · eo verda (having green as its colour) · fi vihreä (environmentally friendly) · ur سَبْز (having green as its colour) · jv ijem (having green as its colour) · he ירוק מקנאה (envious) · sh zèlen (having green as its colour) · cy gwyrdd (having green as its colour) · inh баьццара (having green as its colour) · eu orlegi (having green as its colour) · crh yeşil (having green as its colour) · tt яшел (having green as its colour) · vec vérdo (having green as its colour) · ckb کەسک (having green as its colour) · gl inmaturo (of fruit: unripe) · lmo verd (having green as its colour) · az püxtələşməmiş (inexperienced) · cst nese (having green as its colour) · ps زرغون (environmentally friendly) · gl agre (of wine: acidic or too acidic) · mi karera (having green as its colour) · ln ya mpɔndɔ́ (having green as its colour) · fo grønur (having green as its colour) · vi xanh (having green as its colour) · lb gréng (having green as its colour) · rm verd (having green as its colour) · om magarisa (having green as its colour) · az yetişməmiş (of fruit: unripe) · sv grön av avund (envious) · fa-ira سَبْز (having green as its colour) · ka დაუმწიფებელი (of fruit: unripe) · sw chanikiwiti (having green as its colour) · fi raaka (of bacon, etc.: unprocessed, raw) · izh rohonpäin (having green as its colour) · ceb lunhaw (having green as its colour) · zdj -itsi (of fruit: unripe) · mi ihuhūpē (inexperienced) · yua yaʼax (having green as its colour) · te పచ్చని (having green as its colour) · uk зеле́ний (having green as its colour) · wym grin (having green as its colour) · lb gréng (environmentally friendly) · sq jeshil (having green as its colour) · moe kashipekut (having green as its colour) · akk 𒅊 (having green as its colour) · mus lanē (having green as its colour) · gd glas (inexperienced) · zza kho (having green as its colour) · hu tapasztalatlan (inexperienced) · chn pchix̣ (having green as its colour) · hy կանաչ (having green as its colour) · mfe ver (having green as its colour) · ady шхъуантӏэ (having green as its colour) · cuk diguargit (having green as its colour) · goh gruoni (having green as its colour) · ht vèt (having green as its colour) · pam aluntiang (having green as its colour) · gd glas (having green as its colour) · sju kruadná (having green as its colour) · oj ozhaawashkwaa (having green as its colour) · alt јажыл (having green as its colour) · hu sápadt (sickly) · gld нёӈгиан (having green as its colour) · pt verde (environmentally friendly) · bg зави́стлив (envious) · jv ijo (having green as its colour) · si කොළ (having green as its colour) · hop mokingpu (having green as its colour) · et kogenematu (inexperienced) · aii ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (having green as its colour) · sh зѐлен (environmentally friendly) · fy grien (having green as its colour) · scn virdi (having green as its colour) · hu zöld (of fruit: unripe) · id hijau (inexperienced) · fr nouveau (inexperienced) · ay ch’uxña (having green as its colour) · mg maitso (having green as its colour) · ttt souz (having green as its colour) · gil mawáwa (having green as its colour) · kl qorsuk (having green as its colour) · tl lungti (having green as its colour) · rue зеле́ный (having green as its colour) · eu heldugabe (inexperienced) · zza zergun (having green as its colour) · my စိမ်း (having green as its colour) · tsg gaddung (having green as its colour) · az bişməmiş (inexperienced) · tzm ⴰⵣⴳⵣⴰⵡ (having green as its colour) · pl zielony (inexperienced) · my စိမ်း (of fruit: unripe) · sva ჲჷრჟი (having green as its colour) · bug kudara (having green as its colour) · mrw gadong (having green as its colour) · oc verd (having green as its colour) · ood chehthagi (having green as its colour) · gv glass (having green as its colour) · mn ногоон (having green as its colour) · rgn vérd (having green as its colour) · uz sabz (having green as its colour) · ill gadung (having green as its colour) · mi ota (of fruit: unripe) · cv ешӗл (having green as its colour) · bn সবুজ (having green as its colour) · khb ᦵᦃᧁ (having green as its colour) · af groen (having green as its colour) · zza boğımo kho (lumber) · sh zèlen (environmentally friendly) · be сыры́ (of bacon, etc.: unprocessed, raw) · bbl აფეჼ (having green as its colour) · gl verde (of fruit: unripe) · cmn 綠色的 /绿色的 (having green as its colour) · gl verde (environmentally friendly) · sv grön (inexperienced) · naq ǃgam (having green as its colour) · ain フ (having green as its colour) · sw kijani (having green as its colour) · nhn xoxoctic (having green as its colour) · tk gök (having green as its colour) · brg kotiskon (having green as its colour) · la immītis (of fruit: unripe) · rcf vèr (having green as its colour) · yi גרין (having green as its colour) · zza hewz (environmentally friendly) · da grøn (having green as its colour) · tr tor (inexperienced) · ja 未熟 (of fruit: unripe) · et roheline (environmentally friendly) · shn ၶဵဝ် (having green as its colour) · zza kho (environmentally friendly) · fi sairas (sickly) · ceb berde (having green as its colour) · mhn grea' (having green as its colour) · myv пиже (having green as its colour) · it verde di invidia (envious) · ru сыро́й (of bacon, etc.: unprocessed, raw) · smj ruodnat (having green as its colour) · sq gjelbër (having green as its colour) · zza hewz (having green as its colour) · mdf пиже (having green as its colour) · tr ham (of bacon, etc.: unprocessed, raw) · sv grön (sickly) · mrj ыжар (having green as its colour) · ba йәшел (having green as its colour) · rom zèleno (having green as its colour) · ps شين (having green as its colour) · mwl berde (having green as its colour) · kw gwer (having green as its colour) · ms hijau (having green as its colour) · fi raaka (of fruit: unripe) · tr pişmemiş (of bacon, etc.: unprocessed, raw) · ka უმწიფარი (of fruit: unripe) · ja 青い (inexperienced) · de grün (having green as its colour) · fi vihreä (sickly) · pox grönĕ (having green as its colour) · fi hapokas (of wine: acidic or too acidic) · br glas (having green as its colour) · ja 生 (lumber) · sv oerfaren (inexperienced) · ast verde (inexperienced) · ru незре́лый (of fruit: unripe) · mnc ᠨᡳᠣᠸᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (having green as its colour) · udm вож (having green as its colour) · ar خُضْر (having green as its colour) · ace ijo (having green as its colour) · sas ējo (having green as its colour) · sa हरित (having green as its colour) · ru несозревший (of fruit: unripe) · vi xanh lá cây (having green as its colour) · fr peu expérimenté (inexperienced) · ru зелёный (environmentally friendly) · ur ہَرا (having green as its colour) · zea groen (having green as its colour) · tr yeşil (having green as its colour) · mi hangongi (of fruit: unripe) · mn ᠨᠣᠭᠤᠭᠠᠨ (having green as its colour) · pa ਸਾਵਾ (having green as its colour) · tvl moto (having green as its colour) · zza kesk (environmentally friendly) · mnc ᠨᡳᠣᡥᠣᠨ (having green as its colour) · se ruonas (having green as its colour) · ban ijo (having green as its colour) · kw gwyrdh (having green as its colour) · ist virdo (having green as its colour) · gmw-rfr grinn (environmentally friendly) · hu éretlen (inexperienced) · rif azeyza (having green as its colour) · vi lục (having green as its colour) · tr ham (of fruit: unripe) · az göy (of fruit: unripe) · ja 病弱 (sickly) · mhr ужар (having green as its colour) · ko 비리비리하다 (sickly) · fi hapan (of wine: acidic or too acidic) · ja 羨ましい (envious) · osx grōni (having green as its colour) · nrf vèrt (having green as its colour) · ko 초록의 (having green as its colour) · ty poemeedee (having green as its colour) · izh viherä (of vegetables: freshly harvested) · mi namu (having green as its colour) · ru нео́пытный (inexperienced) · tl berde (having green as its colour) · smj ruonas (having green as its colour) · hu zöldfülű (inexperienced) · kn ಹಸಿರು (having green as its colour) · hu zöld (environmentally friendly) · nhn xoxohuic (having green as its colour) · gsw grüen (having green as its colour) · fr vert (of fruit: unripe) · xdq шиниш (having green as its colour) · sa हरित् (having green as its colour) · pt verde de inveja (envious) · ban gadang (having green as its colour) · kxd gadung (having green as its colour) · mt aħdar (having green as its colour) · th ตกเขียว (inexperienced) · az yaşıl (of fruit: unripe) · dlm viard (having green as its colour) · fur vert (having green as its colour) · gmw-rfr grinn (having green as its colour) · id hijau (having green as its colour) · ro verde (having green as its colour) · wmw kiwisi (having green as its colour) · mr हिरवा (having green as its colour) · ko 풋내기 (inexperienced) · haw ʻōmaʻomaʻo (having green as its colour) · lus hring (having green as its colour) · arz أخضر (having green as its colour) · gd glas (of fruit: unripe) · fi vihreä (having green as its colour) · sjd руэнн (having green as its colour) · csb zelony (having green as its colour) · mi ihupuku (inexperienced) · ga uaine (having green as its colour) · ky жашыл (having green as its colour) · gl verde (inexperienced) · amu bi (having green as its colour) · ru зелёный (of fruit: unripe) · su hejo (having green as its colour) · hu zöld (having green as its colour) · ps شين (of fruit: unripe) · pms verd (having green as its colour) · nl een groentje (inexperienced) · koi веж (having green as its colour) · xsr ལྗང་མུ (having green as its colour) · pa ਹਰਾ (having green as its colour) · bn কচুয়া (having green as its colour) · es verde (inexperienced) · izh rohoin (having green as its colour) · am ኣረንጓዴ (having green as its colour) · fr bleu (inexperienced) · tet matak (having green as its colour) · ang grene (having green as its colour) · nl groen (having green as its colour) · nds gröön (having green as its colour) · km បៃតង (having green as its colour) · tr yeşil (environmentally friendly) · ca verd (inexperienced) · txb motartstse (having green as its colour) · ru боле́зненный (sickly) · az yaşıl (having green as its colour) · de grün (environmentally friendly) · pt verde (having green as its colour) · cu ⰸⰵⰾⰵⱀⱏ (having green as its colour) · ja 生 (inexperienced) · ha kore (having green as its colour) · ccc ijsu'pa (having green as its colour) · tr yaş (lumber) · hu környezetkímélő (environmentally friendly) · ru ки́слый (of wine: acidic or too acidic) · nv dinootłʼizh (having green as its colour) · lv zaļš (having green as its colour) · kw glas (having green as its colour) · ja 青い (having green as its colour) · gmw-rfr grinn (of fruit: unripe) · zza çığ kho (cricket pitch) · fj karakarawa (having green as its colour) · ig ndụ (having green as its colour) · oj ozhaawashko- (having green as its colour) · pt verde (of fruit: unripe) · bg неизсъ́хнал (lumber) · el πράσινος (having green as its colour) · de naiv (inexperienced) · co verdi (having green as its colour) · de grünschnäblig (inexperienced) · chg یاشیل (having green as its colour) · hu természetbarát (environmentally friendly) · ca verd (having green as its colour) · blt ꪵꪄꪫ (having green as its colour) · cu зеленъ (having green as its colour) · frr green (having green as its colour) · ru зелёный (having green as its colour) · he ירוק \ יָרֹק (having green as its colour) · os кӕрдӕгхуыз (having green as its colour) · sv grön (having green as its colour) · it verde (having green as its colour) · aii ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (having green as its colour) · io verda (having green as its colour) · bho हरियर (having green as its colour) · es verde (of fruit: unripe) · nci xoxoctic (having green as its colour) · zza kesk (having green as its colour) · oj ozhaawashkozi (having green as its colour) · gu લીલા (having green as its colour) · lou vèr (having green as its colour) · ja グリーン (environmentally friendly) · lou vær (having green as its colour) · rap rito mata (having green as its colour) · as সেউজীয়া (having green as its colour) · sh zèlen (inexperienced) · pt verde (inexperienced) · cic okchamali' (having green as its colour) · ga glas (inexperienced) · tk ýaaşyl (having green as its colour) · apw dotłʼizhihíí (having green as its colour) · vi ngây thơ (inexperienced) · srn grun (having green as its colour) · dsb zeleny (having green as its colour) · mi torouka (of fruit: unripe) · mak moncoŋ bulo (having green as its colour) · gd uaine (environmentally friendly) · ofs grēne (having green as its colour) · az xam (inexperienced) · ckb سەوز (having green as its colour) · ar خَضْرَاء (having green as its colour) · mi māota (of vegetables: freshly harvested) · fa-ira سَبْز (environmentally friendly) · arn welang (having green as its colour) · kn ಪಚ್ಚೆ (having green as its colour) · vec verdo (having green as its colour) · nb grønn (having green as its colour) · ja 緑色の (having green as its colour) · az kal (of fruit: unripe) · mi kāriki (having green as its colour) · ko 생의 (of bacon, etc.: unprocessed, raw) · haw maʻomaʻo (having green as its colour) · lij verde (having green as its colour) · tl lungtian (having green as its colour) · ti ቀጠልያ (having green as its colour) · az yaşıl (environmentally friendly) · mi uri (having green as its colour) · kaw hijo (having green as its colour) · ne हरियो (having green as its colour) · pl zielony (having green as its colour) · ast verde (having green as its colour) · mad biru (having green as its colour) · tr taze (of vegetables: freshly harvested)

green en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹin/ (US)
/ˈɡɹiːn/ (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɡɾin/ (Scotland)
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[ˈɡɹʷɪi̯n] (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɡɾiːn/ (Wales)
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Etymology

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
- In a period of increasing industrialization and the palette of grey, brown, and black that came to dominate the modern city, greens provided a refreshing contrast, seemingly bringing the outdoors in. 2015, Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims: The Damages of Dress Past and Present, →ISBN, page 81:
- Red No. 3, red No. 40, blue No. 2 and green No. 3 all have been linked with cancer or tumors in animals. Other sources say red No. 40 and yellow No. 5 and No. 6 contain or may be contaminated with known carcinogens. 2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN:
(capitalized, countable, sometimes, uncountable) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
- How have greens sought to map an ecologically and socially sustainable future for society? 2013, Joe Smith, What Do Greens Believe?, →ISBN, page 62:
(countable, uncountable) A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
- I gave him my putter earlier this year in Oklahoma City. He was having trouble on the greens and I said, ‘Here, try this.’ He did, and he’s been going great guns ever since. 1964 June 16, Arnold Palmer, quotee, “All Eyes On Lema At U.S. Open This Week”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 22:
- There are eighteen holes but I dare any visitor to find more than, say, twelve fairways and seven or eight greens. 2010, Dan Jenkins, Fairways and Greens, →ISBN, page 233:
(countable, qualifier:bowls, uncountable) The surface upon which bowls is played.
(countable, uncountable) One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.
(UK, countable, uncountable) A public patch of land in the middle of a settlement.
(countable, uncountable) A grassy plain; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage.
- o'er the smooth enamelled green 1634, John Milton, “Arcades”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC:
(countable, in-plural, uncountable) Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths.
- In that ſoft Seaſon vvhen deſcending Shovvers / Call forth the Greens, and vvake the riſing Flovvers; […] 1715, [Alexander] Pope, The Temple of Fame: A Vision, London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, page 7:
(countable, uncountable) Any substance or pigment of a green color.
(countable, uncountable) A green light used as a signal.
- To the casual cockpit observer, landing-gear operation appears to be one of the most elementary tasks we have to perform. Either the switch is up and the lights are out, or it's down and there are three greens. 1992, “How to Avoid the Most Embarrassing of Pilot Errors”, in Flying Magazine, volume 119, number 6, page 94:
(slang, uncountable) Marijuana.
- You're better off smoking the green instead cause it don't blim-burn and it's better for your head. 2003, “Soap Bar”, in The Manifesto, performed by Goldie Looking Chain:
- They see me, hoes actin like they seen a king / With that mean lean, smokin on that finest Cali green 2005, “Drive Slow”, in Late Registration, performed by Kanye West:
(US, slang, uncountable) Money.
(countable, particle, uncountable) One of the three color charges for quarks.
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of green room.
alt of green room
- Today, actors say off-handedly, 'See you on the green' or 'I'll be in the green room' without giving the expressions much thought. In Shakespeare's day, actors changed behind the stage in the 'tiring house', […] 2016, Bruce Montague, The Book of Shakespearian Useless Information:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
greens	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Greenwich Park (Place names which include "Green") · Hungary green (mainly colours) · village green (mainly colours) · Green Cape (Place names which include "Green") · Magdalen Green (Place names which include "Green") · olive-green (mainly colours) · wigs on the green (mainly colours) · Rawson Green (Place names which include "Green") · bladder-green (mainly colours) · fair green (mainly colours) · Hooker's green (mainly colours) · Wormald Green (Place names which include "Green") · bleaching-green (mainly colours) · Stroud Green (Place names which include "Green") · Seneley Green (Place names which include "Green") · Hall Green (Place names which include "Green") · Prussian-green (mainly colours) · Acocks Green (Place names which include "Green") · Juniper Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenfields (Place names which include "Green") · rainette green (mainly colours) · pea green (mainly colours) · Ham Green (Place names which include "Green") · Eve green (mainly colours) · leek green (mainly colours) · Nile green (mainly colours) · Ickwell Green (Place names which include "Green") · celandine-green (mainly colours) · Thorpe Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenacre (Place names which include "Green") · Schweinfurt green (mainly colours) · grape-green (mainly colours) · Greenhill (Place names which include "Green") · Parsons Green (Place names which include "Green") · Scholar Green (Place names which include "Green") · Green Hill (Place names which include "Green") · jungle-green (mainly colours) · Southey Green (Place names which include "Green") · almond green (mainly colours) · putting-green (mainly colours) · Tylers Green (Place names which include "Green") · lime-green (mainly colours) · gaudy-green (mainly colours) · chrome green (mainly colours) · Greenwood (Place names which include "Green") · red green (mainly colours) · Bowling Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenwell Point (Place names which include "Green") · kelly green (mainly colours) · forest-green (mainly colours) · Danzey Green (Place names which include "Green") · advanced green (mainly colours) · sap-green (mainly colours) · Saxtead Green (Place names which include "Green") · British racing green (mainly colours) · Hithergreen (Place names which include "Green") · Partridge Green (Place names which include "Green") · any green in one's eye (mainly colours) · West Green (Place names which include "Green") · Weston-on-the-Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenview (Place names which include "Green") · Tinsley Green (Place names which include "Green") · sync on green (mainly colours) · leaf green (mainly colours) · overgreen (mainly colours) · Radway Green (Place names which include "Green") · Marle Green (Place names which include "Green") · Marston Green (Place names which include "Green") · Castle Green (Place names which include "Green") · Caldecott Green (Place names which include "Green") · Green Forest (Place names which include "Green") · town green (mainly colours) · Greenbank (Place names which include "Green") · rub of the green (mainly colours) · Eye Green (Place names which include "Green") · Seer Green (Place names which include "Green") · Scout Green (Place names which include "Green") · bowling green (mainly colours) · Willesden Green (Place names which include "Green") · schweinfurt green (mainly colours) · Plumpton Green (Place names which include "Green") · Green Fairfield (Place names which include "Green") · leucomalachite green (mainly colours) · vat jade green (mainly colours) · Bermuda green (mainly colours) · pistachio-green (mainly colours) · pistachio green (mainly colours) · Greenwith (Place names which include "Green") · grasshopper green (mainly colours) · chrome-green (mainly colours) · Greenford Green (Place names which include "Green") · Casselmann's green (mainly colours) · lime green (mainly colours) · Greenslopes (Place names which include "Green") · greengrocer (mainly colours) · greenhouse (mainly colours) · Greenwoods Valley (Place names which include "Green") · Cherry Green (Place names which include "Green") · blue green (mainly colours) · Walley's Green (Place names which include "Green") · Borough Green (Place names which include "Green") · brat green (mainly colours) · Cook's Green (Place names which include "Green") · celandine green (mainly colours) · Saxon-green (mainly colours) · almond-green (mainly colours) · green-keeper (mainly colours) · lettuce-green (mainly colours) · Slade Green (Place names which include "Green") · cedar-green (mainly colours) · Broad Green (Place names which include "Green") · English green (mainly colours) · Rose Green (Place names which include "Green") · Eskdale Green (Place names which include "Green") · Hungary-green (mainly colours) · alkali green (mainly colours) · Wrea Green (Place names which include "Green") · regreen (mainly colours) · vine-leaf green (mainly colours) · Russian-green (mainly colours) · grass green (mainly colours) · Saxon green (mainly colours) · Vienna green (mainly colours) · Chiltern Green (Place names which include "Green") · Veronese-green (mainly colours) · red-green colour blindness (mainly colours) · green-blind (mainly colours) · North Greenbushes (Place names which include "Green") · Molehill Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenways (Place names which include "Green") · Chinese green (mainly colours) · Veronese green (mainly colours) · Ayot Green (Place names which include "Green") · blue-green (mainly colours) · billiard green (mainly colours) · Proper nouns · emerald-green (mainly colours) · Green Street Green (Place names which include "Green") · Calvert Green (Place names which include "Green") · Hough Green (Place names which include "Green") · Gill's Green (Place names which include "Green") · Spanish green (mainly colours) · Greenbushes (Place names which include "Green") · on the green (mainly colours) · Davenport Green (Place names which include "Green") · Burnham Green (Place names which include "Green") · East Greenmount (Place names which include "Green") · rifle green (mainly colours) · Green Hills Range (Place names which include "Green") · ay-green (mainly colours) · Winson Green (Place names which include "Green") · drying green (mainly colours) · forest green (mainly colours) · deep-green (mainly colours) · Croxley Green (Place names which include "Green") · RGB (mainly colours) · cliffgreen (mainly colours) · Scheele's green (mainly colours) · Green Island (Place names which include "Green") · night green (mainly colours) · malachite green (mainly colours) · vomit green (mainly colours) · olive green (mainly colours) · Frimley Green (Place names which include "Green") · red-green (mainly colours) · greensman (mainly colours) · cossack green (mainly colours) · Cross Green (Place names which include "Green") · racing green (mainly colours) · The Green (Place names which include "Green") · Russian green (mainly colours) · Palmers Green (Place names which include "Green") · Irish green (mainly colours) · drake's-neck green (mainly colours) · Gosford Green (Place names which include "Green") · Green Point (Place names which include "Green") · bromocresol green (mainly colours) · Green Hills (Place names which include "Green") · hunter green (mainly colours) · Welham Green (Place names which include "Green") · bladder green (mainly colours) · emerald green (mainly colours) · invisible green (mainly colours) · lettuce green (mainly colours) · Green Valley (Place names which include "Green") · Greendale (Place names which include "Green") · Heald Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greengrove (Place names which include "Green") · apple green (mainly colours) · Norwood Green (Place names which include "Green") · Cutlers Green (Place names which include "Green") · Prussian green (mainly colours) · crown green (mainly colours) · cobalt green (mainly colours) · greenskeeper (mainly colours) · Cossack green (mainly colours) · Greenlake (Place names which include "Green") · Greenway (Place names which include "Green") · Bethnal Green (Place names which include "Green") · putting green (mainly colours) · Ash Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenmount (Place names which include "Green") · Stepney Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenfield Park (Place names which include "Green") · Bradwall Green (Place names which include "Green") · bice green (mainly colours) · rub on the green (mainly colours) · Bullagreen (Place names which include "Green") · Skobeloff green (mainly colours) · Guignet's green (mainly colours) · Green Creek (Place names which include "Green") · Key Green (Place names which include "Green") · Pitstone Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greens Creek (Place names which include "Green") · Farnborough Green (Place names which include "Green") · aniline green (mainly colours) · leek-green (mainly colours) · mountain green (mainly colours) · Kitt Green (Place names which include "Green") · green fee (mainly colours) · Green Lane (Place names which include "Green") · vine-leaf-green (mainly colours) · Green Range (Place names which include "Green") · Collins Green (Place names which include "Green") · deep green (mainly colours) · Christmas green (mainly colours) · kelly-green (mainly colours) · Olive Green (Place names which include "Green") · Dunton Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenwich (Place names which include "Green") · Barns Green (Place names which include "Green") · Green Hammerton (Place names which include "Green") · Rinnemann's green (mainly colours) · pea-green (mainly colours) · absinthe green (mainly colours) · bottle green (mainly colours) · Green Street (Place names which include "Green") · Eight Ash Green (Place names which include "Green") · bleaching green (mainly colours) · Spanish-green (mainly colours) · mineral-green (mainly colours) · Burton Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greensborough (Place names which include "Green") · blue-green deployment (mainly colours) · Carol Green (Place names which include "Green") · Potter's Green (Place names which include "Green") · Golders Green (Place names which include "Green") · Green Gully (Place names which include "Green") · Talbot Green (Place names which include "Green") · Weston Green (Place names which include "Green") · Monastral Green (mainly colours) · greenkeeper (mainly colours) · rifle-green (mainly colours) · Kensal Green (Place names which include "Green") · Forest Green (Place names which include "Green") · Hinton on the Green (Place names which include "Green") · Browston Green (Place names which include "Green") · Rinman's green (mainly colours) · turquoise green (mainly colours) · Green Head (Place names which include "Green") · phthalo green (mainly colours) · Blowers Green (Place names which include "Green") · Bennetts Green (Place names which include "Green") · Parliamentary green (mainly colours) · Palmer's Green (Place names which include "Green") · Cutnall Green (Place names which include "Green") · Barnt Green (Place names which include "Green") · cliff green (mainly colours) · Woolmer Green (Place names which include "Green") · moss-green (mainly colours) · Bucks Green (Place names which include "Green") · parrot-green (mainly colours) · greenside (mainly colours) · Godley Green (Place names which include "Green") · Heath Green (Place names which include "Green") · bronze-green (mainly colours) · Goose Green (Place names which include "Green") · Cole Green (Place names which include "Green") · mountain-green (mainly colours) · green water (mainly colours) · Hoo Green (Place names which include "Green") · Bolley's green (mainly colours) · Longwell Green (Place names which include "Green") · Lea Green (Place names which include "Green") · Bordesley Green (Place names which include "Green") · Rushey Green (Place names which include "Green") · Nouns · Berlin green (mainly colours) · oil green (mainly colours) · Tea Green (Place names which include "Green") · Marina-green (mainly colours) · Camberwell Green (Place names which include "Green") · greenwash (mainly colours) · Bell Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenacres (Place names which include "Green") · Greenleigh (Place names which include "Green") · Langton Green (Place names which include "Green") · Lincoln green (mainly colours) · zinc green (mainly colours) · mitis green (mainly colours) · Wivelsfield Green (Place names which include "Green") · Peggs Green (Place names which include "Green") · jungle green (mainly colours) · Florida green (mainly colours) · Jack in the green (mainly colours) · Adderley Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenlands (Place names which include "Green") · Wylde Green (Place names which include "Green") · spring green (mainly colours) · Hurst Green (Place names which include "Green") · Town Green (Place names which include "Green") · grass-green (mainly colours) · Greenhills (Place names which include "Green") · brilliant green (mainly colours) · turquoise-green (mainly colours) · mondegreen (mainly colours) · Bostock Green (Place names which include "Green") · Kitts Green (Place names which include "Green") · Udny Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenridge (Place names which include "Green") · Green Fields (Place names which include "Green") · red-green colorblindness (mainly colours) · cadmium green (mainly colours) · God's Blessing Green (Place names which include "Green") · Woodford Green (Place names which include "Green") · bowling-green (mainly colours) · bottle-green (mainly colours) · Lacey Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenswamp (Place names which include "Green") · Wedgwood green (mainly colours) · Greens Beach (Place names which include "Green") · Matfield Green (Place names which include "Green") · cedar green (mainly colours) · Stanley Green (Place names which include "Green") · Bournes Green (Place names which include "Green") · Marina green (mainly colours) · Glasgow Green (Place names which include "Green") · bronze green (mainly colours) · Nile-green (mainly colours) · greens fee (mainly colours) · khaki green (mainly colours) · Wyatts Green (Place names which include "Green") · Horton Green (Place names which include "Green") · Wood Green (Place names which include "Green") · long green (mainly colours) · Emmer Green (Place names which include "Green") · sea-green (mainly colours) · Gretna Green (Place names which include "Green") · Monmore Green (Place names which include "Green") · antigreen (mainly colours) · Greenvale (Place names which include "Green") · Scott's Green (Place names which include "Green") · Pomona green (mainly colours) · Lintz Green (Place names which include "Green") · Brunswick green (mainly colours) · Cage Green (Place names which include "Green") · Greenhills Beach (Place names which include "Green") · Bermuda-green (mainly colours) · Kendal green (mainly colours) · Paddys Green (Place names which include "Green") · Green Pigeon (Place names which include "Green") · Holywell Green (Place names which include "Green") · Cox Green (Place names which include "Green") · iodine green (mainly colours) · sea green (mainly colours) · Paris green (mainly colours) · Bounds Green (Place names which include "Green") · Roe Green (Place names which include "Green") · grape green (mainly colours) · Short Green (Place names which include "Green") · Evergreen (Place names which include "Green") · Hindley Green (Place names which include "Green") · Langley Green (Place names which include "Green") · in the green (mainly colours) · Stickling Green (Place names which include "Green") · Hither Green (Place names which include "Green") · Ford Green (Place names which include "Green") · Green Patch (Place names which include "Green") · Mittler's green (mainly colours) · Wallow Green (Place names which include "Green") · soylent green (mainly colours) · Paul Veronese green (mainly colours) · pine green (mainly colours) · New Ash Green (Place names which include "Green") · apple-green (mainly colours) · Moseley Green (Place names which include "Green") · moss green (mainly colours) · greenless (mainly colours) · Turnham Green (Place names which include "Green") · Emersons Green (Place names which include "Green") · parrot green (mainly colours) · hunter's green (mainly colours) · Caledon jade green (mainly colours) · Crewe Green (Place names which include "Green") · sap green (mainly colours) · mineral green (mainly colours) · Brunswick-green (mainly colours) · Bannister Green (Place names which include "Green") · sage-green (mainly colours) · Grayson Green (Place names which include "Green") · army green (mainly colours) · Rushy Green (Place names which include "Green") · Walham Green (Place names which include "Green")

Descendants

果嶺 · kūriin · 果岭 · green · green · Green · green · grin · griini

Hypernyms

hue · color · pigment

Hyponyms

chartreuse · olive drab · citron · jade · sea green · viridian · apple-green · olive · patina · olive green · Bermuda green · Nile green · teal · celadon · aquamarine · reseda · cyan · pistachio green · mignonette · turquoise · blue green · citrine · laurel green · sage green · Kendal green · jungle green · pine green · aqua · avocado · yellow-green · beryl · harlequin

inexperienced · envy · gullible · leaves · ill · plant · lime · yellow · grass · blue · Appendix:Colors · new · pine · white · verdant · orange · shamrock · greens · chlorophyl · violet · red · wintergreen · environmentally friendly

Synonyms

bud · ganja · greenery · trees · dank · environmentalist · emerald · herb · hash · kelly green · choof · devil's lettuce · weed · marihoochie · tree hugger · dope · cannabis · bowling green · pot · sensimillia · eau de nil · mull · yarndie · boo · doja · smaragdine · grass · Texas tea · MJ · doobage · mint cream · Mary Jane · benj · ganj · hunter green · pea green · djamba · green · greenie · green · sensimilla · zaza · method · reefer · tea · zombie · leaf green · emerald · emerald green · army green · hemp · wacky tobaccy · daccha · treehugger · broccoli · grass-green · Lincoln green · lime green · bhang · sens · mint · honeydew · rifle green · moss green · shit · sweetleaf · Mary Joanna · virid · British racing green · muggle · mezz · spring green · malachite · twig · cheeba · loden · buddha · hashish · marijuana · Paris green · forest green · endo · fern · lime · puff · gage · bottle green

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pag pasiseng (colour) · ckb سەوز (colour) · cy gwyrddlas (colour) · gd gorm (colour) · ja 緑色 (colour) · ast verde (colour) · sdc verdhi (colour) · mww ntsuab (colour) · ka მწვანე (colour) · tr yeşil (colour) · haw ʻōmaʻomaʻo (colour) · ood chehthagi (colour) · my အစိမ်း (colour) · lou vè (colour) · be зялёны (colour) · is grænn (colour) · ga glas (colour) · cs zelená (member of a green party) · yi גרין (colour) · ko 초록 (colour) · lt žalias (colour) · pl zieleń (colour) · fa-ira سَبْز (member of a green party) · sh zelena (colour) · zza khowan (member of a green party) · hi हरा (colour) · de Grün (colour) · mr हिरवा (colour) · am ኣረንጓዴ (colour) · ja 緑 (colour) · fo grønur (colour) · eu berde (colour) · ko 녹색 (colour) · it verde (member of a green party) · es verde (member of a green party) · ne हरियो (colour) · vi đảng viên đảng Xanh (member of a green party) · km ពណ៌បៃតង (colour) · gd uaine (colour) · el πράσινο (colour) · vi (màu) xanh lá cây (colour) · bg зеле́н (colour) · chr ᎢᏤ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ (colour) · ro verde (colour) · lou vèr (colour) · vi lục (colour) · ckb کەسک (colour) · ps شين (colour) · mi kākāriki (colour) · chn pchix̣ (colour) · pa ਹਰਾ (colour) · ar خَضْرَاء (colour) · he ירוק (colour) · es verde (colour) · crh yeşil (colour) · bla komono (colour) · yue 綠色 /绿色 (colour) · sv grön (member of a green party) · te ఆకుపచ్చ (colour) · gu લીલો (colour) · sv grönt (colour) · vi (màu) xanh lục (colour) · sl zelena (colour) · fr vert (colour) · zza zergun (colour) · ru зелёный (member of a green party) · af groen (colour) · tl berde (colour) · dsb zeleń (colour) · mn ногоон (colour) · lv zaļais (member of a green party) · cmn 綠色 /绿色 (colour) · tk ýaşyl (colour) · kxd gadung (colour) · fo grønt (colour) · zza kho (member of a green party) · vi (màu) xanh (colour) · ta பச்சை (colour) · ga uaine (colour) · lij verde (colour) · ca verd (colour) · uk зеле́ний (colour) · ru зелёный (colour) · clt hring (colour) · sk zeleň (colour) · fo grønur litur (colour) · su héjo (colour) · tr yeşilci (member of a green party) · ko 록색 (colour) · ug يېشىل (colour) · hu zöld (colour) · ceb berde (colour) · kmr sewz (colour) · de Grüner (member of a green party) · it verde (colour) · hy կանաչ (colour) · lou væt (colour) · et roheline (colour) · pt verde (colour) · id hijau (colour) · so cagaar (colour) · oc verd (colour) · th สีเขียว (colour) · eu berde (member of a green party) · eo verdo (colour) · jv ijo (colour) · sh зелена (colour) · mt aħdar (colour) · hi सब्ज़ (colour) · ky жашыл (colour) · tl lungtian (colour) · ota یشیل (colour) · ur ہَرا (colour) · lus hring (colour) · kl qorsuk (colour) · ti ቀጠልያ (colour) · az yaşıl (colour) · rcf vèr (colour) · mwl berde (colour) · ur سَبْز (colour) · lou vær (colour) · cs zelená (colour) · win xąąwį coo (colour) · fr verte (member of a green party) · ru зелёная (member of a green party) · ar أَخْضَر (colour) · pam luntian (colour) · gd glas (colour) · lv zaļš (colour) · bo ལྗང་ཁུ (colour) · nl groene (member of a green party) · izh rohonpäin (colour) · nl groen (colour) · jv ijem (colour) · ml പച്ച (colour) · yue 青 (colour) · gl verde (colour) · fi vihreä (snooker: green ball with value 3) · de Grüne (member of a green party) · wa vete (colour) · zza kho (colour) · wa vert (colour) · az yaşıl (member of a green party) · hu zöld (marijuana) · srn grun (colour) · fa-ira سَبْز (colour) · nv dinootłʼizh (colour) · cmn 青 (colour) · hil lunhaw (colour) · eo verdulo (member of a green party) · fi vihreä (member of a green party) · ce баьццара (colour) · pa ਸਾਵਾ (colour) · da grøn (colour) · et roheline (member of a green party) · la viridis (colour) · nl groene jongen (member of a green party) · mn ᠨᠣᠭᠤᠭᠠᠨ (colour) · fi vihreä (colour) · ko 초록색 (colour) · gl verde (member of a green party) · rap ritomata (colour) · hu zöld (member of a green party) · sq blertë (colour) · fr vert (member of a green party) · tl lungti (colour) · pau bedengel a chudel (colour) · vo grün (colour) · ar خُضْر (colour) · ms hijau (colour) · izh rohoin (colour) · ha kṓṛḕ (colour) · fy grien (colour) · cs zelený (member of a green party) · or ସବୁଜ (colour) · gv glass (colour) · cy gwyrdd (colour) · mfe ver (colour) · kmr kesk (colour) · sa हरित (colour) · pt verde (member of a green party)

wikidata: Q3133

green en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹin/ (US)
/ˈɡɹiːn/ (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɡɾin/ (Scotland)
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[ˈɡɹʷɪi̯n] (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɡɾiːn/ (Wales)
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Etymology

From Middle English grenen, from Old English grēnian (“to become green, flourish”), from Proto-West Germanic *grōnijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōnijōną, *grōnijaną (“to become green”), from the adjective (see above). Cognate with Saterland Frisian gräinje, German Low German grönen, German grünen, Swedish gröna, Icelandic gróna.

Meanings

(transitive) To make or turn (something) green or greener.
- Great spring before greened all the year. a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
- Out of that tub had come the day before—Tess felt it with a dreadful sting of remorse - the very white frock upon her back which she had so carelessly greened about the skirt on the damping grass - which had been wrung up and ironed by her mother's own hands. 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume I, London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC, phase the first (The Maiden), page 30:
To become or grow green in color.
- O rosetree planted in my grief, / And growing, on her tomb, / Her dust is greening in your leaf, / Her blood is in your bloom. 1885, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “The Ancient Sage”, in Tiresias and Other Poems, London: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 63:
- by greening slope and singing flood 1886, John Greenleaf Whittier, Flowers in Winter:
(transitive) To add greenspaces to (a town, etc.).
- The newer 39-story, 1.5-million-square-foot tower occupies much of the original Shearson Garden, a larger parklet that briefly greened the construction site to be, and is remembered fondly by nearby Tribecans. 2000, AIA Guide to New York City, page 58:
(intransitive) To become environmentally aware.
(transitive) To make (something) environmentally friendly.
- "The SNP like to talk the talk about net zero targets, but they can't walk the walk. We need a fares freeze for everyone if we want to get serious about greening the economy and a public railway run in the public interest." 2023 June 28, Conrad Landin, “Network News: Scottish 4.8% rail fares rise labelled 'bad news'”, in RAIL, number 986, page 18:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
greens	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
greened	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
greened	Tense=Past	lexicographic
greening	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic

Deriveds

greening · greenable

Synonyms

engreen (most senses) · greenen (most senses)

Translations (35)

fi lisätä viheralueita (add green spaces to) · ru зелени́ть (make (something) green) · az yaşıllaşdırılmaq (become green) · fi värjätä vihreäksi (make (something) green) · vi (màu) làm xanh (make (something) green) · tr yeşillendirmek (add green spaces to) · mk позеленува (make (something) green) · fr verdir (make (something) green) · az yaşıllaşdırmaq (make (something) green) · zza kho kerden (make (something) green) · hu zöldebbé tesz (make (something) green) · pt esverdear (make (something) green) · eo verdigi (make (something) green) · pl zielenić (make (something) green) · fi maalata vihreäksi (make (something) green) · uk зелени́ти (make (something) green) · zza khoyi (add green spaces to) · az yaşıllaşdırmaq (add green spaces to) · bg озеленя́вам (add green spaces to) · de grünen (become green) · cmn 綠化 /绿化 (add green spaces to) · crh yeşillendirmek (make (something) green) · vi nhuộm xanh (make (something) green) · nl vergroenen (make (something) green) · az yaşıllaşmaq (become green) · tr yeşillendirmek (make (something) green) · de begrünen (add green spaces to) · el πρασινίζω (add green spaces to) · fi muuttaa vihreäksi (make (something) green) · mk позеленува (become green) · hu zöldít (make (something) green) · fi rakentaa (add green spaces to) · bg позеленя́вам (make (something) green) · eo verdiĝi (become green) · el πρασινίζω (make (something) green)

green en · INTJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹin/ (US)
/ˈɡɹiːn/ (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɡɾin/ (Scotland)
(General-American) audio
(Australia) audio
[ˈɡɹʷɪi̯n] (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɡɾiːn/ (Wales)
(UK) audio
(Received-Pronunciation) audio

Etymology

From the colors used on traffic lights; green being the one that allows vehicles to move on.

Meanings

(qualifier:procedure word) Used to indicate that the speaker wishes to commence (or to continue a previously stopped) sexual activity.

Coordinates

red · yellow

verjuice · biliverdin · paloverde · verdure · verdin · salsa verde · chlorophyll · virid · thallus · verditer · verdant · virescent · salad days · thallium · vert · terre verte · verdigris · vireo · secondary color · viridescent

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green en · ADJ · etymology 1

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green en · NOUN · etymology 1

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green en · VERB · etymology 2

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green en · INTJ · etymology 3

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