antigreen

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adjective

One of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to green in a quark.

OriginEnglish green ← Middle English grene ← Old English grēne →
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Meanings

adjectiveantigreen (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesOne of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to green in a quark.
  2. not comparableOpposed to environmentally-based politics.

    Hay's main concern, in the light of an antigreen backlash, is that homocentric democracy is insufficient for the achievement of the ecocentric goals […]

    1999, Douglas Torgerson, The promise of green politics: environmentalism and the public sphere
nounantigreen (plural antigreens)

plural antigreens

  1. One who opposes environmentally-based politics.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brown

Origin

  1. Englishanti-
  2. Proto-Germanic*grōniz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*grōnī
  4. Old Englishgrēne
  5. Middle Englishgrene
  6. Englishgreen
  7. Englishantigreen

From anti- + green.

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Translations

Portuguese antiverde
  • antiverdeone of the three possible colours of an antiquark

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

argentinetangerineintragene
Cite this entry
APA

antigreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antigreen

MLA

“antigreen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antigreen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antigreen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antigreen.

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