green
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: grēn
ipa: /ɡɹiːn/
enpr: grēn
ipa: /ɡɹin/
rhymes: -iːn
Forms: form: greens
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *grōniz
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂
Proto-Germanic *-į̄
Proto-West Germanic *-ī
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, Icelandic grænn.
The sense of obscene, pornographic, or sexual in the Philippines is from a calque of Spanish verde.
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 2015, Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims: The Damages of Dress Past and Present, →ISBN, page 81:
text: 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.
ref: 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:
synonyms: emerald
lime
glosses: 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.
examples: text: How have greens sought to map an ecologically and socially sustainable future for society?
ref: 2013, Joe Smith, What Do Greens Believe?, →ISBN, page 62:
topics: government
politics
synonyms: word: environmentalist
word: greenie
word: tree hugger
word: treehugger
glosses: A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
examples: text: 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.
ref: 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:
text: There are eighteen holes but I dare any visitor to find more than, say, twelve fairways and seven or eight greens.
ref: 2010, Dan Jenkins, Fairways and Greens, →ISBN, page 233:
topics: golf
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
synonyms: bowling green
qualifier: bowls
glosses: The surface upon which bowls is played.
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
snooker
sports
glosses: One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.
glosses: A public patch of land in the middle of a settlement.
examples: text: o'er the smooth enamelled green
ref: 1634, John Milton, “Arcades”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC:
glosses: A grassy plain; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage.
examples: text: In that ſoft Seaſon vvhen deſcending Shovvers / Call forth the Greens, and vvake the riſing Flovvers; […]
ref: 1715, [Alexander] Pope, The Temple of Fame: A Vision, London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, page 7:
glosses: Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths.
glosses: Any substance or pigment of a green color.
examples: text: 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.
ref: 1992, “How to Avoid the Most Embarrassing of Pilot Errors”, in Flying Magazine, volume 119, number 6, page 94:
glosses: A green light used as a signal.
examples: text: You're better off smoking the green instead cause it don't blim-burn and it's better for your head.
ref: 2003, “Soap Bar”, in The Manifesto, performed by Goldie Looking Chain:
text: They see me, hoes actin like they seen a king / With that mean lean, smokin on that finest Cali green
ref: 2005, “Drive Slow”, in Late Registration, performed by Kanye West:
synonyms: word: bhang
word: benj
word: boo
word: broccoli
word: bud
word: buddha
word: cannabis
word: cheeba
word: choof
word: daccha
word: dank
word: devil's lettuce
word: djamba
word: doja
word: doobage
word: dope
word: endo
word: gage
word: ganja
word: ganj
word: grass
word: green
word: greenery
word: hash
word: hashish
word: hemp
word: herb
word: Mary Jane
word: MJ
word: marihoochie
word: marijuana
word: Mary Joanna
word: method
word: mezz
word: muggle
word: mull
word: pot
word: puff
word: reefer
word: sens
word: sensimillia
word: sensimilla
word: shit
word: sweetleaf
word: tea
word: Texas tea
word: trees
word: twig
word: wacky tobaccy
word: weed
word: yarndie
word: zaza
word: zombie
glosses: Marijuana.
glosses: Money.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: One of the three color charges for quarks.
examples: text: 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', […]
ref: 2016, Bruce Montague, The Book of Shakespearian Useless Information:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
theater
glosses: Ellipsis of green room.
Synonyms: word: army green
word: bottle green
word: British racing green
word: eau de nil
word: emerald
word: emerald green
word: forest green
word: grass-green
word: green
word: honeydew
word: hunter green
word: kelly green
word: leaf green
word: lime green
word: Lincoln green
word: loden
word: malachite
word: mint cream
word: mint
word: moss green
word: Paris green
word: pea green
word: rifle green
word: smaragdine
word: spring green
word: virid
Hypernyms: word: color
word: hue
word: pigment
Hyponyms: word: aqua
word: aquamarine
word: Bermuda green
word: beryl
word: blue green
word: cyan
word: jade
word: jungle green
word: pine green
word: pistachio green
word: sea green
word: teal
word: turquoise
word: viridian
word: celadon
word: Kendal green
word: laurel green
word: mignonette
word: olive drab
word: patina
word: reseda
word: sage green
word: apple-green
word: avocado
word: chartreuse
word: citrine
word: citron
word: harlequin
word: Nile green
word: olive
word: olive green
word: yellow-green
Derived terms: word: Nouns
sense: mainly colours
word: absinthe green
sense: mainly colours
word: advanced green
sense: mainly colours
word: alkali green
sense: mainly colours
word: almond green
sense: mainly colours
word: almond-green
sense: mainly colours
word: aniline green
sense: mainly colours
word: antigreen
sense: mainly colours
word: apple green
sense: mainly colours
word: apple-green
sense: mainly colours
word: army green
sense: mainly colours
word: ay-green
sense: mainly colours
word: Berlin green
sense: mainly colours
word: Bermuda green
sense: mainly colours
word: Bermuda-green
sense: mainly colours
word: bice green
sense: mainly colours
word: bladder green
sense: mainly colours
word: bladder-green
sense: mainly colours
word: bleaching green
sense: mainly colours
word: bleaching-green
sense: mainly colours
word: blue green
sense: mainly colours
word: blue-green
sense: mainly colours
word: blue-green deployment
sense: mainly colours
word: Bolley's green
sense: mainly colours
word: bottle green
sense: mainly colours
word: bottle-green
sense: mainly colours
word: bowling green
sense: mainly colours
word: bowling-green
sense: mainly colours
word: brat green
sense: mainly colours
word: brilliant green
sense: mainly colours
word: British racing green
sense: mainly colours
word: bromocresol green
sense: mainly colours
word: bronze green
sense: mainly colours
word: bronze-green
sense: mainly colours
word: Brunswick green
sense: mainly colours
word: Brunswick-green
sense: mainly colours
word: cadmium green
sense: mainly colours
word: Caledon jade green
sense: mainly colours
word: Casselmann's green
sense: mainly colours
word: cedar green
sense: mainly colours
word: cedar-green
sense: mainly colours
word: celandine green
sense: mainly colours
word: celandine-green
sense: mainly colours
word: Chinese green
sense: mainly colours
word: Christmas green
sense: mainly colours
word: chrome green
sense: mainly colours
word: chrome-green
sense: mainly colours
word: cliff green
sense: mainly colours
word: cliffgreen
sense: mainly colours
word: cobalt green
sense: mainly colours
word: Cossack green
sense: mainly colours
word: cossack green
sense: mainly colours
word: crown green
sense: mainly colours
word: deep green
sense: mainly colours
word: deep-green
sense: mainly colours
word: drake's-neck green
sense: mainly colours
word: drying green
sense: mainly colours
word: emerald green
sense: mainly colours
word: emerald-green
sense: mainly colours
word: English green
sense: mainly colours
word: Eve green
sense: mainly colours
word: fair green
sense: mainly colours
word: Florida green
sense: mainly colours
word: forest green
sense: mainly colours
word: forest-green
sense: mainly colours
word: gaudy-green
sense: mainly colours
word: grape green
sense: mainly colours
word: grape-green
sense: mainly colours
word: grass green
sense: mainly colours
word: grass-green
sense: mainly colours
word: grasshopper green
sense: mainly colours
word: green-blind
sense: mainly colours
word: green fee
sense: mainly colours
word: greens fee
sense: mainly colours
word: greengrocer
sense: mainly colours
word: greenhouse
sense: mainly colours
word: green-keeper
sense: mainly colours
word: greenkeeper
sense: mainly colours
word: greenskeeper
sense: mainly colours
word: greenless
sense: mainly colours
word: greenside
sense: mainly colours
word: greensman
sense: mainly colours
word: greenwash
sense: mainly colours
word: green water
sense: mainly colours
word: Guignet's green
sense: mainly colours
word: Hooker's green
sense: mainly colours
word: Hungary green
sense: mainly colours
word: Hungary-green
sense: mainly colours
word: hunter green
sense: mainly colours
word: hunter's green
sense: mainly colours
word: in the green
sense: mainly colours
word: invisible green
sense: mainly colours
word: iodine green
sense: mainly colours
word: Irish green
sense: mainly colours
word: Jack in the green
sense: mainly colours
word: jungle green
sense: mainly colours
word: jungle-green
sense: mainly colours
word: kelly green
sense: mainly colours
word: kelly-green
sense: mainly colours
word: Kendal green
sense: mainly colours
word: khaki green
sense: mainly colours
word: leaf green
sense: mainly colours
word: leek green
sense: mainly colours
word: leek-green
sense: mainly colours
word: lettuce green
sense: mainly colours
word: lettuce-green
sense: mainly colours
word: leucomalachite green
sense: mainly colours
word: lime green
sense: mainly colours
word: lime-green
sense: mainly colours
word: Lincoln green
sense: mainly colours
word: long green
sense: mainly colours
word: malachite green
sense: mainly colours
word: Marina green
sense: mainly colours
word: Marina-green
sense: mainly colours
word: mineral green
sense: mainly colours
word: mineral-green
sense: mainly colours
word: mitis green
sense: mainly colours
word: Mittler's green
sense: mainly colours
word: Monastral Green
sense: mainly colours
word: mondegreen
sense: mainly colours
word: moss green
sense: mainly colours
word: moss-green
sense: mainly colours
word: mountain green
sense: mainly colours
word: mountain-green
sense: mainly colours
word: night green
sense: mainly colours
word: Nile green
sense: mainly colours
word: Nile-green
sense: mainly colours
word: oil green
sense: mainly colours
word: olive green
sense: mainly colours
word: olive-green
sense: mainly colours
word: on the green
sense: mainly colours
word: overgreen
sense: mainly colours
word: Paris green
sense: mainly colours
word: Parliamentary green
sense: mainly colours
word: parrot green
sense: mainly colours
word: parrot-green
sense: mainly colours
word: Paul Veronese green
sense: mainly colours
word: pea green
sense: mainly colours
word: pea-green
sense: mainly colours
word: phthalo green
sense: mainly colours
word: pine green
sense: mainly colours
word: pistachio green
sense: mainly colours
word: pistachio-green
sense: mainly colours
word: Pomona green
sense: mainly colours
word: Prussian green
sense: mainly colours
word: Prussian-green
sense: mainly colours
word: putting green
sense: mainly colours
word: putting-green
sense: mainly colours
word: racing green
sense: mainly colours
word: rainette green
sense: mainly colours
word: red-green colorblindness
sense: mainly colours
word: red-green colour blindness
sense: mainly colours
word: red green
sense: mainly colours
word: red-green
sense: mainly colours
word: regreen
sense: mainly colours
word: RGB
sense: mainly colours
word: rifle green
sense: mainly colours
word: rifle-green
sense: mainly colours
word: Rinman's green
sense: mainly colours
word: Rinnemann's green
sense: mainly colours
word: rub of the green
sense: mainly colours
word: rub on the green
sense: mainly colours
word: Russian green
sense: mainly colours
word: Russian-green
sense: mainly colours
word: sage-green
sense: mainly colours
word: sap-green
sense: mainly colours
word: sap green
sense: mainly colours
word: Saxon green
sense: mainly colours
word: Saxon-green
sense: mainly colours
word: Scheele's green
sense: mainly colours
word: schweinfurt green
sense: mainly colours
word: Schweinfurt green
sense: mainly colours
word: sea green
sense: mainly colours
word: sea-green
sense: mainly colours
word: any green in one's eye
sense: mainly colours
word: Skobeloff green
sense: mainly colours
word: soylent green
sense: mainly colours
word: Spanish green
sense: mainly colours
word: Spanish-green
sense: mainly colours
word: spring green
sense: mainly colours
word: sync on green
sense: mainly colours
word: town green
sense: mainly colours
word: turquoise green
sense: mainly colours
word: turquoise-green
sense: mainly colours
word: vat jade green
sense: mainly colours
word: Veronese green
sense: mainly colours
word: Veronese-green
sense: mainly colours
word: Vienna green
sense: mainly colours
english: a green space, not a color
translation: a green space, not a color
word: village green
sense: mainly colours
word: vine-leaf green
sense: mainly colours
word: vine-leaf-green
sense: mainly colours
word: vomit green
sense: mainly colours
word: Wedgwood green
sense: mainly colours
word: wigs on the green
sense: mainly colours
word: zinc green
word: Proper nouns
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Acocks Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Adderley Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Ash Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Ayot Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Bannister Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Barns Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Barnt Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Bell Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Bethnal Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Blowers Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Bordesley Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Borough Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Bostock Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Bounds Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Bournes Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Bowling Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Bradwall Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Broad Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Browston Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Bucks Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Burnham Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Burton Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Cage Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Caldecott Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Calvert Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Camberwell Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Carol Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Castle Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Cherry Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Chiltern Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Cole Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Collins Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Cox Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Crewe Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Cross Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Croxley Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Cutlers Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Cutnall Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Danzey Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Davenport Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Dunton Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Eight Ash Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Emersons Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Emmer Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Eskdale Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Eye Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Farnborough Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Ford Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Forest Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Frimley Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Gill's Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Glasgow Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Godley Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: God's Blessing Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Golders Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Goose Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Gosford Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Grayson Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Green Fairfield
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Green Hammerton
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Green Lane
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Green Street
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Green Street Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Gretna Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Hall Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Ham Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Heald Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Hindley Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Hinton on the Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Hither Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Holywell Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Hoo Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Horton Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Hough Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Hurst Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Ickwell Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Juniper Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Kensal Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Key Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Kitt Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Kitts Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Lacey Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Langley Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Langton Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Lea Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Lintz Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Longwell Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Magdalen Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Marle Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Marston Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Matfield Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Molehill Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Monmore Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: New Ash Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Norwood Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Olive Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Palmer's Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Palmers Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Parsons Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Partridge Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Peggs Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Pitstone Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Plumpton Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Potter's Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Radway Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Rawson Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Roe Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Rose Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Rushey Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Rushy Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Saxtead Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Scholar Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Scout Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Seer Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Seneley Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Short Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Slade Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Southey Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Stanley Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Stepney Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Stickling Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Stroud Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Talbot Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Tea Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: The Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Tinsley Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Town Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Turnham Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Tylers Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Udny Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Walham Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Walley's Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Welham Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: West Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Weston Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Weston-on-the-Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Willesden Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Winson Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Wivelsfield Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Woodford Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Wood Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Woolmer Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Wormald Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Wrea Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Wyatts Green
sense: Place names which include "Green"
word: Wylde Green
Related terms: word: greens
word: wintergreen
word: chlorophyl
word: grass
word: leaves
word: lime
word: pine
word: plant
word: shamrock
word: envy
word: gullible
word: ill
word: inexperienced
word: new
word: environmentally friendly
word: verdant
word: Appendix:Colors
word: red
word: orange
word: yellow
word: blue
word: violet
word: white