GREEN Synonyms
There are 23 hypernyms of the word green. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for GREEN
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verdant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by abundance of verdure | ||||||||
beryl | nounn | |||||||
noun • the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems | ||||||||
chartreuse | nounn | |||||||
noun • a shade of green tinged with yellow • aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France adjective satellite • of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur | ||||||||
emerald | nounn | |||||||
noun • a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone • a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem • the green color of an emerald | ||||||||
foliate | verbv | |||||||
adjective • ornamented with foliage or foils adjective satellite • (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves • (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata verb • hammer into thin flat foils • decorate with leaves • coat or back with metal foil • number the pages of a book or manuscript • grow leaves | ||||||||
grassy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • abounding in grass | ||||||||
jade | nounn | |||||||
noun • a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite • a woman adulterer • a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green • an old or over-worked horse adjective satellite • of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green verb • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||||||||
leafy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or covered with leaves | ||||||||
lime | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a caustic substance produced by heating limestone • a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide • a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds • any of various related trees bearing limes • any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber • the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees verb • spread birdlime on branches to catch birds • cover with lime so as to induce growth | ||||||||
mossy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • overgrown with moss • (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned | ||||||||
pistachio | nounn | |||||||
noun • small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts • nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel | ||||||||
putting green | nounn | |||||||
noun • an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course | ||||||||
common | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public • having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual noun • a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area adjective satellite • common to or shared by two or more parties • commonly encountered • being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language • of or associated with the great masses of people • of low or inferior quality or value • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste • to be expected; standard | ||||||||
commons | nounn | |||||||
noun • the common people • a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area • a pasture subject to common use • a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank | ||||||||
dark-green | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass | ||||||||
environmentalist | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution | ||||||||
fleeceable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • naive and easily deceived or tricked | ||||||||
greenish | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass | ||||||||
greenness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation • the state of not being ripe • green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass | ||||||||
greens | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables | ||||||||