green

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Noun

Singular green

Plural greens

1. One of the colors people can see:

Synonyms

• emerald
• jade
• olive
• lime

Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• (fruit) unripe, immature, developing, young, fresh, new, sour
• (young person) immature, naive, callow, unsophisticated, gullible, simple
• (new person) inexperienced, untrained, wet behind the ears, fresh
• (person with envy) envious, jealous, resentful, spiteful
• (protects the environment) environmentally friendly

Antonyms

• (fruit) ripe, mature, developed, mellow, sweet, ready, strong
• (young person) mature, grown up, adult, full-grown, middle-aged, older, advanced
• (new person) experienced, knowledgeable, skilled, practiced, veteran, qualified, responsible, stable, settled, considered
• (person with envy) generous

Related words

• greenhorn
• greenish
• light green
• lime green
• pea green
• puke green
• sea green

Common colors (edit)

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