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greenish

adj · name · 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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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡɹiːnɪʃ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Somewhat green in color.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a green tree
  • green fields
  • green paint

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: green, light-green, dark-green

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English grenyssh, grenysch, equivalent to green + -ish.

Of uncertain origin.

Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կանաչավուն (kanačʻavun) — somewhat green in color
  • Asturian: verdosu — somewhat green in color
  • Basque: berdexka — somewhat green in color
  • Breton: arc'hlas — somewhat green in color
  • Breton: damc'hlas — somewhat green in color
  • Catalan: verdós — somewhat green in color
  • Chinese Mandarin: 呈綠色的 /呈绿色的 (chénglǜsè de) — somewhat green in color
  • Czech: zelenavý — somewhat green in color
  • Danish: grønlig — somewhat green in color
  • Dutch: groenachtig — somewhat green in color
  • Esperanto: verdeta — somewhat green in color
  • Estonian: rohekas — somewhat green in color
  • Finnish: vihertävä — somewhat green in color
  • French: verdâtre — somewhat green in color
  • French: verdouillard — somewhat green in color
  • Galician: verdoso — somewhat green in color
  • Galician: verdello — somewhat green in color
  • Galician: averdado — somewhat green in color
  • Georgian: მომწვანო (momc̣vano) — somewhat green in color
  • German: grünlich — somewhat green in color
  • Greek: πρασινωπός (prasinopós) — somewhat green in color
  • Hebrew: יְרַקְרַק (y'rakrák) — somewhat green in color
  • Hungarian: zöldes — somewhat green in color
  • Ido: verdatra — somewhat green in color
  • Irish: scothghlas — somewhat green in color
  • Italian: verdastro — somewhat green in color
  • Italian: verdognolo — somewhat green in color
  • Kalmyk: ноһавтр (noğavtr) — somewhat green in color
  • Northern Kurdish: kesk — somewhat green in color
  • Northern Kurdish: keske — somewhat green in color
  • Latin: pallens — somewhat green in color
  • Latvian: iezaļš — somewhat green in color
  • Latvian: zaļgans — somewhat green in color
  • Latvian: iezaļgans — somewhat green in color
  • Macedonian: зеленкав (zelenkav) — somewhat green in color
  • Macedonian: зеленикав (zelenikav) — somewhat green in color
  • Marathi: हिरवट (hirvaṭ) — somewhat green in color
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grønnaktig — somewhat green in color
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grønnlig — somewhat green in color
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grønaktig — somewhat green in color
  • Polish: zielonawy — somewhat green in color
  • Polish: zielonkawy — somewhat green in color
  • Portuguese: esverdeado — somewhat green in color
  • Romanian: verzui — somewhat green in color
  • Romanian: verziu — somewhat green in color
  • Romanian: verzuriu — somewhat green in color
  • Russian: зеленова́тый (zelenovátyj) — somewhat green in color
  • Spanish: verdoso — somewhat green in color
  • Swedish: grönaktig — somewhat green in color
  • Turkish: yeşilimtırak — somewhat green in color
  • Turkish: yeşilimsi — somewhat green in color
  • Ukrainian: зеленува́тий (zelenuvátyj) — somewhat green in color
  • Ukrainian: зеленкува́тий (zelenkuvátyj) — somewhat green in color
  • Ukrainian: зелена́вий (zelenávyj) — somewhat green in color
  • Ukrainian: зеленя́вий (zelenjávyj) — somewhat green in color
  • Vietnamese: hơi lục — somewhat green in color
  • Volapük: grünilik — somewhat green in color
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