grass-green

noun

A bright green color, like that of grass.

OriginMiddle English grasgrene ← Old English græsgrēne ← Proto-West Germanic *grasagrōnī →
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Meanings

noungrass-green (countable and uncountable, plural grass-greens)

plural grass-greens

  1. countableuncountableA bright green color, like that of grass.
adjectivegrass-green (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a bright green color, like that of grass.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
green

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*grasagrōniz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*grasagrōnī
  3. Old Englishgræsgrēne
  4. Middle Englishgrasgrene
  5. Englishgrass-green

From Middle English grasgrene, from Old English græsgrēne, from Proto-West Germanic *grasagrōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grasagrōniz, equivalent to grass + green.

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Translations

Afrikaans grasgroen
  • grasgroenOf a bright green color, like that of grass.
Bulgarian яркозелен, тревнозелен
  • яркозелен (jarkozelen)Of a bright green color, like that of grass.
  • тревнозелен (trevnozelen)Of a bright green color, like that of grass.
Chinese Cantonese 草綠 /草绿
  • 草綠 /草绿 (cou² luk⁶)Of a bright green color, like that of grass.
Chinese Mandarin 草綠色 /草绿色, 草綠 /草绿
  • 草綠色 /草绿色 (cǎo-lǜsè)Of a bright green color, like that of grass.
  • 草綠 /草绿 (cǎolǜ)Of a bright green color, like that of grass.
Danish græsgrøn
  • græsgrønOf a bright green color, like that of grass.
Dutch grasgroen
  • grasgroenOf a bright green color, like that of grass.
Finnish ruohonvihreä
  • ruohonvihreäOf a bright green color, like that of grass.
French vert herbe
  • vert herbeOf a bright green color, like that of grass.
German grasgrün
  • grasgrünOf a bright green color, like that of grass.
Hungarian fűzöld
  • fűzöldOf a bright green color, like that of grass.
Icelandic grasgrænn
  • grasgrænnOf a bright green color, like that of grass.
Italian verde erba
  • verde erbaOf a bright green color, like that of grass.
Korean 초록색, 초록빛
  • 초록색 (choroksaek)Of a bright green color, like that of grass.
  • 초록빛 (chorokbit)Of a bright green color, like that of grass.
Russian травянисто-зелёный
  • травянисто-зелёный (travjanisto-zeljónyj)Of a bright green color, like that of grass.
Swahili chanikiwiti
  • chanikiwitiOf a bright green color, like that of grass.
Swedish gräsgrön
  • gräsgrönOf a bright green color, like that of grass.
Cite this entry
APA

grass-green. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grass-green

MLA

“grass-green.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grass-green. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grass-green,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grass-green.

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