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greenish-brown

greenish-brown

1 3.8
A brown color with a little green like a frog's skin
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡriːnɪʃ braʊn/
translation icon : marrón verdoso
  • The sea is of a greenish-brown hue, as in some of the lakes of Switzerland; while the air, owing to its extreme purity, had, at the moment the sun appeared above the horizon, a cold tint of pale blue, similar to that which landscape painters observe at the same hour in the south of Italy.
  • greenish-brown eyes

Examples

  • It was a greenish brown one, just like horizontal stripes.

  • Coloration is dark green, greenish-brown, olive, or brown.

    Blog text (12)

  • Mantises are usually bright green or tan with light greenish-brown wings and are between 3 and 6 inches long.

    Academic text (1998)

  • That gigantic greenish-brown bush back there... what was it, a castor bean?

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The cloud stood out against the blue background, and as it got closer, it seemed to take on a greenish-brown hue, the same as the earth on the prairie.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • With volcanoes smoking in the distance, brilliantly colored pools of greenish-brown scum created a sheen on the stench-filled water.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The walls were painted a soft shade of greenish-brown, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.

  • The leaves of the tree had turned greenish-brown as autumn approached, signaling the change of seasons.

  • He picked up a greenish-brown pebble from the ground, admiring its unique color and texture.

Synonyms

olive-brown
vsgreenish-brown
3.0

A brown color with a greenish tinge like green olives

is broader, meaning any hue between brown and green
olive brown
vsgreenish-brown
4.2

A brown color with a small touch of green like olives

is a more general term for any brown mixed with green

Antonyms

reddish-brown
3 2.1

A brown color with a hint of red

How Green

green
130 1.0
olive green
1 2.4
olive
19 3.5
greenish-brown
1 3.8
brown
939 1.0

Surface Forms

greenish-brown positive
greenish-browner comparative
greenish-brownest superlative

Morphology

greenish-brown = greenish + brown (transparent) = greenish + brown

The meaning is transparently derived from the combination of 'greenish' and 'brown', indicating a brown color with a greenish tint.

Etymology

Greenish-brown is made from the colour words green and brown plus the ending -ish, which means 'somewhat' or 'a little'. So greenish-brown simply means 'brown with a little green', which explains its use for that mixed colour.