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green-eyed

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having green eyes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literally

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Jealous; envious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a jealous lover

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jealous, overjealous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: зеленоок (zelenook) — having green eyes
  • Czech: zelenooký — having green eyes
  • Danish: grønøjet — having green eyes
  • Faroese: grønoygdur — having green eyes
  • Finnish: vihreäsilmäinen — having green eyes
  • French: aux yeux verts — having green eyes
  • German: grünäugig — having green eyes
  • Icelandic: græneygður — having green eyes
  • Icelandic: græneygur — having green eyes
  • Italian: dagli occhi verdi — having green eyes
  • Central Kurdish: چاوسەوز (çawsewz) — having green eyes
  • Lithuanian: žaliaãkis — having green eyes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grønnøyd — having green eyes
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grønøygd — having green eyes
  • Persian: چشم زاغ (češm-zâġ) — having green eyes
  • Polish: zielonooki — having green eyes
  • Swedish: grönögd — having green eyes
  • Turkish: yeşil gözlü — having green eyes
  • Ukrainian: зеленоо́кий (zelenoókyj) — having green eyes
  • Bulgarian: ревнив (revniv) — jealous
  • Bulgarian: завистлив (zavistliv) — jealous
  • Finnish: kateellinen — jealous
  • Finnish: mustasukkainen — jealous
  • Icelandic: afbrýðisamur — jealous
  • Icelandic: öfundsjúkur — jealous
  • Swedish: grönögd — jealous
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