olive green

noun

Any of several similar green-yellow hues that are brighter and greener than olive.

Similar
olive-green

Meanings

olive green1

nounolive green (plural olive greens)

plural olive greens

  1. Any of several similar green-yellow hues that are brighter and greener than olive.
adjectiveolive green (comparative more olive green, superlative most olive green)

comparative more olive green · superlative most olive green

  1. Having such a hue.

Olive Green2

proper noun
  1. An unincorporated community in Noble County, Ohio, named after Olive Green Creek.
  2. A hamlet in Hamstall Ridware parish, Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1118).

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna color that is lighter and greener than olive

Similar
olive-green

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish verde oliva, verde aceituna
  • verde olivaTranslations
  • verde aceitunaTranslations
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APA

olive green. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olive%20green

MLA

“olive green.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olive%20green. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “olive green,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olive%20green.

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