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greener en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of green: more green
    form of green
    • DBC Head of Sales Roger Neary added: "Rail freight is already a much greener alternative to road haulage, so to reduce our carbon footprint even further will, I hope, make businesses re-evaluate their own transport strategies." 2021 January 27, “Network News: Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil performs well in DBC tests”, in RAIL, issue 923, page 11:
    • Her crimson dress inflames grey corridors, or flaring in a sunshaft through high branches makes of the deep green shadows a greenness darker yet, and a darkness greener. 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast:

greener en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, slang) A newcomer; a recent immigrant.
  2. (derogatory, slang) A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.
  3. (agent, form-of) Agent noun of green; someone or something which greens.
    form of green

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Synonyms

freshie · comeling (recent immigrant) · tree hugger (ecological activist) · newling · FOB · ecofreak (ecological activist) · environmentalist (ecological activist)