green

From Wiktionary
green is on the Basic English 850 List.
great - green - grey
green is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
great - green - ground

Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
green

Plural
greens

  1. One of the colors people can see:

Adjective[change]

Positive
green

Comparative
greener

Superlative
greenest

  1. Something that is green in color.
    The grass is green.
  2. A fruit that is not ripe (ready to eat).
    The banana was still green.
  3. A person who is new at an activity.
    He was a new journalist and quite green.
  4. A person who has envy.
    She turned green when she saw my dress.
  5. Something that protects the environment.
    Saving that tree was a green thing to do.

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Common colors (edit)

white - silver - grey - black - brown - red - orange - gold - yellow - olive - green - cyan - blue - indigo - violet - purple - magenta - pink