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green

green

4 6.2
Looking pale and unwell, as if about to be sick
  • adjective
  • /ɡrin/
: pálido
  • After that roller coaster ride, I felt so green that I had to sit down for a minute.

Examples

  • He looked green and unwell during the entire car ride back from the amusement park.

  • "You look a little green," Laura says, glancing at her friend and shifting gears fast.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Has my face gone green?

  • "Someone looks green under his tan and all those new muscles," she said.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • You're beginning to look a little green.

  • Larry was there too, but Larry looked green as if he might faint.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I realize how pale and poisoned he looks, how his skin looks almost green underneath the amber.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • She turned green after eating the leftover food that had been in the fridge too long.

Synonyms

green about the gills
vsgreen
  • Informal
1 8.8

Looking pale and sick, often feeling like you will vomit

is more general, meaning sick or about to vomit, not only nausea
greensick
vsgreen
  • Archaic
9.9

Someone who looks pale and greenish from being weak with illness

is broader and applies to general sickness rather than a specific medical condition

Antonyms

800 1.0

In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury

174 1.0

Having a good result or outcome

Idioms

green with envy
  • Informal
7 4.5

Feeling very jealous because someone has something you want

in green
  • Specialized
4 6.0

An investment or account that shows a profit

still green
  • Informal
2 5.2

A person who is new and not yet experienced in a job or field

green as grass
  • Informal
1 7.5

A person who does not know much yet about a job or task

1 8.1

To look at the slope and surface of a golf green to decide how to hit a putt

1 8.8

Looking pale and sick, often feeling like you will vomit

7.2

Not very experienced in a job or area

Compounds

84 2.3

A signal that lets you start or continue something, for example a traffic light

67 3.4

An official card that allows a foreign person to live and work permanently in the United States

39 1.0

A long green pod you cook and eat as a side

28 3.7

A political party that wants to protect the environment and support fair social policies

28 1.0

Tea from leaves steamed and dried with a light fresh taste

26 5.1

A soldier in the United States Army trained for secret, dangerous missions

17 1.0

A deep shade of green like pine needles

15 1.0

A sweet pepper picked while green that turns red when ripe

The whole natural world or the planet

14 8.2

A small green creature said to come from another planet

13 1.6

A color that is a mix of blue and green

12 6.0

Feeling jealous because you fear being replaced

11 1.8

A color that is a mix of blue and green

10 1.1

A young onion with a long green stalk and mild taste eaten raw in salads

green thumb
  • Informal
10 3.6

A natural ability to make plants grow well

8 1.0

A cold dish of raw green leaves people often eat with oil and vinegar

8 1.0

A pale green color like fresh grass

6 6.7

A feeling of jealousy toward someone you see as a rival

A period in the 1960s and 1970s when new seeds and fertilizers greatly increased food crops

5 6.8

A line that marks the border between Israel and its neighbors after the 1948 war

An area of very short grass around a golf hole where players putt

4 3.0

A green living thing that grows on wet rocks, damp wood, or still water

4 2.4

A dark yellowish green color like leaves and army uniforms

4 9.9

A fictional food said to be made from people and used to warn about suspicious food

3 1.5

A green color like the sea

3 1.0

A small round green seed you eat as a vegetable

A range of mountains in Vermont, USA that are part of the Appalachian Mountains

A grassy common area in a village used for play and events

3 3.9

A green color mixed with gray

A drink you make by blending leafy green vegetables and fruit

blue-green algae
  • Specialized
3 4.1

Tiny living things in water that make food from light and often look blue-green

2 3.2

A river in the western United States that starts in Wyoming and flows south into the Colorado River

2 2.4

A soft green color with a yellow tint like fresh peas

2 3.9

A large sea turtle with a smooth greenish shell that lives in warm seas

2 2.1

A small unripe olive kept in salty water and often eaten as a snack or on salads

A plant food with green edible leaves like spinach or lettuce

2 3.5

Young leaves of the beet plant that you can cook or eat in salads

2 1.1

A color between yellow and green like young leaves

2 2.7

Green with a small blue tone

green frog
  • Specialized
2 1.6

A common North American frog that lives near ponds and marshes

1 3.2

A slightly yellow green like fresh peas

1 2.9

A yellowish green color slightly lighter than dark green

1 1.4

A blue-green color like the sea

1 1.7

A light green color that looks partly yellow

1 1.1

A banana that is not ripe and is still green and firm

A widespread change toward renewable energy and cleaner technology

1 2.8

A place outside where farmers sell fresh fruits and vegetables

Leaves of the dandelion plant eaten in salads or cooked

1 3.3

A light green color like the pale green of a jewel

1 3.7

A dull yellowish green like the colour of moss

1 4.1

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

1 3.0

A common lizard about a foot long with bright green skin

1 3.5

A soft greyish green like the leaves of a garden herb

A green color with a little yellow that looks fresh

1 3.7

A small green North American snake that eats insects

1 1.3

Fresh fruits and vegetables sold in shops or markets

1 9.9

A slang name for the dried leaves of a plant smoked as a drug

1 3.2

A green color mixed with gray

1 4.2

A light green color with a shiny silvery look

1 6.5

A natural ability to make plants grow well and stay healthy

A soup made from fresh green peas and stock, often with onion and celery

green gold
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A mixture of gold and silver that has a slight green color

A low, soft green plant with creeping stems often used to make Christmas wreaths

1 3.9

A dark green like the color of glass bottles

vomit green
  • Slang
1 8.8

A very bright, ugly green like the color when someone is sick

A US state in New England known for mountains and maple syrup

A shade of green used in Christmas decorations and clothing

little green man
  • Literature
1 9.6

A soldier in green with no badge sent so a country can deny sending them

1 4.3

Green with a yellow or gold tint

1 6.5

A West African monkey that lives in open grasslands with a greenish-grey back and a yellow tail

green manure
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A crop that farmers grow and then plow into soil to add nutrients

1 4.1

Dark green like the glass of a bottle

1 3.4

People buy and sell products and services that are better for the environment

How Sick

sick
∞ 1.0
nauseated
13 4.5
queasy
20 4.1
green
4 6.2
pale
301 1.0

Surface Forms

green positive
greener comparative
greenest superlative

Etymology

Green meaning 'looking sick' comes from the greenish look a person can get when they feel unwell, so people say you look green when you seem pale or about to be sick. That's why 'turning green' means feeling ill.