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greener definition
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Grep of noun greener greenery Overview of adj green The adj green has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (26) green, greenish, light-green, dark-green -- (similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green salad"; "green fields"; "green paint") 2. Green -- (concerned with or supporting protection of the environment as a political principle) 3. green -- ((of a product) not harmful to the environment) 4. green, unripe, unripened, immature -- (not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood") 5. green -- (looking pale and unhealthy; "you're looking green"; "green around the gills") 6. fleeceable, green, gullible -- (naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love") 7. covetous, envious, jealous, green -- (showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"; "he was green with envy") Antonyms of adj green 5 of 7 senses of green Sense 1 green, greenish, light-green, dark-green INDIRECT (VIA chromatic) -> achromatic Sense 4 green (vs. ripe), unripe, unripened, immature ripe (vs. green), mature => aged, ripened => mellow, mellowed => overripe Sense 5 green INDIRECT (VIA ill) -> well Sense 6 fleeceable, green, gullible INDIRECT (VIA naive) -> sophisticated Sense 7 covetous, envious, jealous, green INDIRECT (VIA desirous) -> undesirous, undesiring Similarity of adj green 7 senses of green Sense 1 green, greenish, light-green, dark-green => chromatic (vs. achromatic) Sense 2 Green Pertains to noun Green Party (Sense 1) =>Green Party => party, political party Sense 3 green Pertains to noun environment (Sense 2) =>environment, environs, surroundings, surround => geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region Sense 4 green (vs. ripe), unripe, unripened, immature => unaged Sense 5 green => ill (vs. well), sick Sense 6 fleeceable, green, gullible => naive (vs. sophisticated), naif Sense 7 covetous, envious, jealous, green => desirous (vs. undesirous) Attributes of adj green Familiarity of adj green green used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj green blue-green bluish green bottle-green cress green dark-green evergreen green green-blind green-eyed greening greenish greenside jade-green light-green moss green pea-green sage-green sea-green yellow-green Overview of adj green The adj green has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (26) green, greenish, light-green, dark-green -- (similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green salad"; "green fields"; "green paint") 2. Green -- (concerned with or supporting protection of the environment as a political principle) 3. green -- ((of a product) not harmful to the environment) 4. green, unripe, unripened, immature -- (not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood") 5. green -- (looking pale and unhealthy; "you're looking green"; "green around the gills") 6. fleeceable, green, gullible -- (naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love") 7. covetous, envious, jealous, green -- (showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"; "he was green with envy")
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