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green·ish
(grē′nĭsh)adj.
Somewhat green.
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green•ish
(ˈgri nɪʃ)adj.
somewhat green; having a tinge of green.
[1350–1400]
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Adj. | 1. | greenish - of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint" chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
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Translations
مائِل إلى الخَضْرَه
nazelenalýzelenavý
grønlig
zöldes
grænleitur
verdastroverdognoloverdastra
zelenkavý
yeşilimsi
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
greenish
adj → grünlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
greenish
[ˈgriːnɪʃ] adj → verdognolo/a, verdastro/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
green
(griːn) adjective1. of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants. a green hat.
2. not ripe. green bananas.
3. without experience. Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.
4. looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale. He was green with envy (= very jealous).
noun1. the colour of grass or the leaves of plants. the green of the trees in summer.
2. something (eg paint) green in colour. I've used up all my green.
3. an area of grass. a village green.
4. an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.
5. concerned with the protection of the environment. green issues; a green political party.
ˈgreenish adjective close to green. a greenish dress.
greens noun plural green vegetables. Children are often told that they must eat their greens.
ˈgreenfly – plural ˈgreenfly – noun a type of small, green insect. The leaves of this rose tree have been eaten by greenfly.
ˈgreengage (-geidʒ) noun a greenish-yellow type of plum.
ˈgreengrocer noun a person who sells fruit and vegetables.
ˈgreenhouse noun a building usually of glass, in which plants are grown.
ˈgreenhouse effect noun (singular) the gradual heating of the atmosphere caused by air pollution which traps energy from the sun.
the green light permission to begin. We can't start until he gives us the green light.
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greenish
adj verdosoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.