greenish

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/ˈɡɹiːnɪʃ/

adjective

Somewhat green in color.

Similar
greenlygreenyverdantverdurousvertvirescentviridviridescent
Opposite
achromaticcolorless
OriginMiddle English grenisch →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

greenish1

adjectivegreenish (comparative more greenish, superlative most greenish)

comparative more greenish · superlative most greenish

  1. Somewhat green in color.

    Synonyms: greenly, greeny, verdant, verdurous, vert, virescent, virid, viridescent

Greenish2

proper nounGreenish (plural Greenishes)

plural Greenishes

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSomewhat green in color.

Similar
greenlygreenyverdantverdurousvertvirescentviridviridescent
Opposite
achromaticcolorless

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass

Similar
greenlight-greendark-greenchromatic
Also see
greenverdantvirescentviridviridescent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

greenish · adjective

  1. Middle Englishgrenisch
  2. Englishgreenish

From Middle English grenisch, grenysch, equivalent to green + -ish.

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Greenish · proper noun

Of uncertain origin.

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Translations

Basque berdexka
  • berdexkasomewhat green in color
Catalan verdós
  • verdóssomewhat green in color
Chinese Mandarin 呈綠色的 /呈绿色的
  • 呈綠色的 /呈绿色的 (chénglǜsè de)somewhat green in color
Czech zelenavý
  • zelenavýsomewhat green in color
Danish grønlig
  • grønligsomewhat green in color
Dutch groenachtig
  • groenachtigsomewhat green in color
Esperanto verdeta
  • verdetasomewhat green in color
Estonian rohekas
  • rohekassomewhat green in color
Finnish vihertävä
  • vihertäväsomewhat green in color
French verdâtre, verdouillard
  • verdâtresomewhat green in color
  • verdouillardsomewhat green in color
German grünlich
  • grünlichsomewhat green in color
Greek πρασινωπός
  • πρασινωπός (prasinopós)somewhat green in color
Hebrew יְרַקְרַק
  • יְרַקְרַק (y'rakrák)somewhat green in color
Hindi हरिताभ
  • हरिताभ (haritābh)somewhat green in color
Hungarian zöldes
  • zöldessomewhat green in color
Irish scothghlas
  • scothghlassomewhat green in color
Italian verdastro, verdognolo
  • verdastrosomewhat green in color
  • verdognolosomewhat green in color
Latin pallens
  • pallenssomewhat green in color
Latvian iezaļš, zaļgans
  • iezaļšsomewhat green in color
  • zaļganssomewhat green in color
  • iezaļganssomewhat green in color
Norwegian Bokmål grønnaktig, grønnlig
  • grønnaktigsomewhat green in color
  • grønnligsomewhat green in color
Polish zielonawy, zielonkawy
  • zielonawysomewhat green in color
  • zielonkawysomewhat green in color
Portuguese esverdeado
  • esverdeadosomewhat green in color
Romanian verzui, verziu
  • verzuisomewhat green in color
  • verziusomewhat green in color
  • verzuriusomewhat green in color
Russian зеленова́тый
  • зеленова́тый (zelenovátyj)somewhat green in color
Spanish verdoso
  • verdososomewhat green in color
Swedish grönaktig
  • grönaktigsomewhat green in color
Turkish yeşilimtırak, yeşilimsi
  • yeşilimtıraksomewhat green in color
  • yeşilimsisomewhat green in color
Ukrainian зеленува́тий, зеленкува́тий
  • зеленува́тий (zelenuvátyj)somewhat green in color
  • зеленкува́тий (zelenkuvátyj)somewhat green in color
  • зелена́вий (zelenávyj)somewhat green in color
  • зеленя́вий (zelenjávyj)somewhat green in color
Vietnamese hơi lục
  • hơi lụcsomewhat green in color
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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