Phrase guide

blue green

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of blue-green.

Of a bluish green colour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative form of blue-green.

Synonym of ecocapitalist; Pertaining to ecocapitalism

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, politics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ecocapitalist

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A bluish green colour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An ecocapitalist; a person concerned with ecocapitalism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, politics

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A blue-green alga.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 6

a blue-green color or pigment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they painted it a light shade of bluish green

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bluish green, teal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: green, greenness, viridity

Narrower terms: cyan

History

Etymology

* blue + green * (politics): from blue representing conservatism and green representing environmentalism

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: appelblauwzeegroen — colour/color
  • Esperanto: bluverda — colour/color
  • Esperanto: glaŭka — colour/color
  • French: bleu-vert — colour/color
  • Māori: namu — colour/color
  • Polish: niebieskozielony — colour/color
  • Portuguese: azul-esverdeado — colour/color
  • Portuguese: azul-água — colour/color
  • Romanian: albastru-verzui — colour/color
  • Russian: си́не-зелёный (síne-zeljónyj) — colour/color
  • Tagalog: bughawing lunti — colour/color
  • Tahitian: ninamu — colour/color
  • Ukrainian: си́ньо-зеле́ний (sýnʹo-zelényj) — colour/color