Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

green thumb en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (US, idiomatic) A natural skill for gardening.
    • Everyone knows someone who has a "green thumb," who seems to be able to get plants to grow well just by being around, by talking or even playing music[…] 1987, Lyall Watson, The dreams of dragons: riddles of natural history:
    • Oh, I'll never have a green thumb, no matter how long I stay at it. Nothing ever seems to work for me. Everything I plant dies. 2006, Des Kennedy, The Passionate Gardener: Adventures of an Ardent Green Thumb:
    • Wow, did you plant this entire garden on your own? You really must have a green thumb.
    • […]they leave gardening to those who presumably have lots of time to read and better yet, have a "green thumb." 2003, Barbara Damrosch, The Garden Primer:
  2. (US) A person with this skill.
    • I should ask the green thumb next door what she recommends for my droopy daffodils.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
green thumbs Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

black thumb · brown thumb

Deriveds

e-thumb · green-thumbed

Descendants

grüner Daumen · pouce vert

Synonyms

green fingers

Translations (19)

it pollice verde (person) · de grüne Hand (skill) · nl groene vingers (skill) · pl rośliniarz (person) · fr pouce vert (skill) · nl iemand met groene vingers (person) · sv gröna fingrar (skill) · fr main verte (skill) · da grønne fingre (skill) · tl berdeng hinlalaki (skill) · ru садово́дческое иску́сство (skill) · it pollice verde (skill) · fr quelqu'un qui a la main verte (person) · ru иску́сный садово́д (person) · pl smykałka do roślin (skill) · de grüner Daumen (person) · de grüner Daumen (skill) · fr une personne qui a la main verte (person) · fi viherpeukalo (person)