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emerald

emerald

18 3.8
A bright green color like a jewel
  • noun
  • /ˈɛmərəld/
: verde esmeralda
  • The dress she wore was a stunning shade of emerald green that caught everyone's attention.
  • emerald green
  • emerald hue
  • emerald eyes

I love it kind of, I guess, emerald beetle green.

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Examples

  • You wore the emerald green last year.

  • Thomas, are your eyes emerald or sea-foam green?

  • The pictures did neither the face nor the emerald eyes justice.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Today I'm going to do a beautiful rich emerald green eye look.

  • This is called Mars, and it is a beautiful green, really gorgeous emerald green color.

  • This beautiful deep emerald green called Cosmic Clash I absolutely love.

  • Her hair was too blond and her eyes were too green, a startling emerald.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Her fur was dark green, though it shone like an emerald where the sun spilled onto it.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • When he goes out at night, he wears emerald-green contact lenses—a brilliant look.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • My eyes traced emerald vines trailing down and around our shins like Maypole streamers.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

green
vsemerald
270 1.0

A color between blue and yellow like fresh grass

is a specific bright gemstone hue rather than the general color
turquoise
vsemerald
28 3.7

A green-blue color like the water in a tropical sea

is greener and less blue than that greenish blue hue
aqua
vsemerald
14 2.3

A light bluish-green color like sea water

is more intensely green and less watery or blue
sea green
vsemerald
3 1.5

A green color like the sea

is brighter and more jewellike than this moderate tone
olive-green
vsemerald
1 2.9

A yellowish green color slightly lighter than dark green

is bluer and more jewellike rather than yellowish duller green
jade
vsemerald
1 3.5

A light green color that is between blue and yellow

is deeper and more vivid rather than light or pale
jade green
vsemerald
1 3.3

A light green color like the pale green of a jewel

is richer and more intense green than these lighter shades
jade-green
vsemerald
1 4.1

A green color like a gem, often slightly blue or yellow

is a stronger, more saturated green than those light variations
silver-green
vsemerald
1 4.2

A light green color with a shiny silvery look

is a pure bright green without a metallic sheen
celadon
vsemerald
1 8.0

Having a pale, soft green color like traditional pottery glaze

is vivid and bright rather than pale and soft
silvery-green
vsemerald
1 3.4

A light green color with a pale shiny look

is deeper and more saturated rather than light and shiny
amazonite
vsemerald
  • Specialized
1 9.8

A green or bluish-green mineral used as a gemstone

is more purely bright green rather than bluish tinged
Paris green
vsemerald
1 8.0

A bright green color with a slight yellow tint

is equally bright but leans less toward yellow tint
smaragd
vsemerald
  • Archaic
9.9

A bright green color like an emerald

is the same vivid bright tone used as the reference color

Antonyms

30 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

Compounds

Emerald Isle
  • Literature
2 6.1

A poetic name for the island of Ireland covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

1 8.4

A small freshwater fish with a blunt nose and bright green colour found in North American lakes and rivers

emerald creeper
  • Philippine
9.9

A strong evergreen climbing plant with bright green claw-shaped flowers

How Green

dark-green
17 1.0
emerald
18 3.8
green
270 1.0
light-green
8 1.0
greenish
12 1.0

Surface Forms

emerald singular
emeralds plural

Etymology

The word emerald for the color comes from the same old Greek smaragdos, because the jewel is a very bright green; so calling a color emerald means it looks like that deep, jewel-like green.