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greenish¹

  • /ˈɡɹiːnɪʃ/

Where it comes from

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

adjective more greenish · most greenish

  1. Somewhat green in color.

    Similar: greenish, greenly, greeny, verdant, verdurous, vert, virescent, virid, viridescent

Opposite: achromatic, colorless

Greenish²

Where it comes from

Of uncertain origin.

proper noun Greenishes

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: colored, chromatic, dark-green, light-green, name, viridian, jade, emerald, olive, verdant, viridescent, seafoam, celadon, turquoise, pistachio, chartreuse

adjective

Opposite: achromatic, colorless

Translations

Every language

adj somewhat green in color

Españolverdoso
中文呈綠色的 /呈绿色的 chénglǜsè de
हिन्दीहरिताभ haritābh
Portuguêsesverdeado
Françaisverdâtre, verdouillard
Deutschgrünlich
Italianoverdastro, verdognolo
Ελληνικάπρασινωπός prasinopós
Românăverzui, verziu, verzuriu
Русскийзеленова́тый zelenovátyj
Tiếng Việthơi lục
עבריתיְרַקְרַק y'rakrák

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@misc{greenish_2026,
  title = {greenish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greenish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}