Greenness

green  (grn)

n.

1. The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between yellow and blue, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 490 to 570 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation and whose hue is that of the emerald or somewhat less yellow than that of growing grass; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.

2. Something green in color.

3. greens Green growth or foliage, especially:

a. The branches and leaves of plants used for decoration.

b. Leafy plants or plant parts eaten as vegetables.

4. A grassy lawn or plot, especially:

a. A grassy area located usually at the center of a city or town and set aside for common use; a common.

b. Sports A putting green.

5. greens A green uniform: "a young . . . sergeant in dress greens" Nelson DeMille.

6. Slang Money.

7. Green A supporter of a social and political movement that espouses global environmental protection, bioregionalism, social responsibility, and nonviolence.

adj. green·er, green·est

1. Of the color green.

2. Abounding in or covered with green growth or foliage: the green woods.

3. Made with green or leafy vegetables: a green salad.

4. Characterized by mild or temperate weather: a green climate.

5. Youthful; vigorous: at the green age of 18.

6. Not mature or ripe; young: green tomatoes.

7. Brand-new; fresh.

8. Not yet fully processed, especially:

a. Not aged: green wood.

b. Not cured or tanned: green pelts.

9. Lacking training or experience. See Synonyms at young.

10.

a. Lacking sophistication or worldly experience; naive.

b. Easily duped or deceived; gullible.

11. Having a sickly or unhealthy pallor indicative of nausea or jealousy, for example.

12.

a. Beneficial to the environment: green recycling policies.

b. Favoring or supporting environmentalism: green legislators who strengthened pollution controls.

tr. & intr.v. greened, green·ing, greens

To make or become green.

Idiom:

green around/about the gills

Pale or sickly in appearance.

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[Middle English grene, from Old English grne; see ghr- in Indo-European roots. N., sense 7 translation of German (die) Grünen, (the) Greens, from grün, green.]

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greenly adv.

greenness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	greenness - the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation verdancy, verdure profuseness, profusion, richness, cornucopia - the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"
	2.	greenness - the state of not being ripe immatureness, immaturity - not having reached maturity ripeness - the state of being ripe
	3.	greenness - green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass green, viridity chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue greenishness - the property of being somewhat green sea green - the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea sage green - the color of sage leaves bottle green - dark to moderate or greyish green chrome green - a brilliant green color emerald - the green color of an emerald olive green, olive-green - a color that is lighter and greener than olive pea green, yellow green, yellowish green, chartreuse, Paris green - a shade of green tinged with yellow blue green, bluish green, teal - a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" jade green, jade - a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green