Meanings
nounNile green (countable and uncountable, plural Nile greens)
plural Nile greens
- countableuncountableA yellowish green colour.
Eau de Nil (“water of the Nile”) is a tricky color to pin down precisely. It is a light-greenish hue, more saturated than celadon, less gray than sage. It has tan undertones and a cool bluish cast. It is, confusingly, an entirely different color from Nile green.
2018 February 13, Katy Kelleher, “Eau de Nil, the Light-Green Color of Egypt-Obsessed Europe”, in The Paris Review
adjectiveNile green (not comparable)
- not comparableOf a yellowish green colour.
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Nile green. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nile%20green
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nile green,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nile%20green.
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