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jade

jade

5 3.5
A light green color that is between blue and yellow
  • noun
  • /dʒeɪd/
translation icon : verde jade
  • She wore a sleek dress that shimmered in shades of jade beneath the evening lights.

Examples

  • The Yellow Ferry dock is neatly lined with planters spilling Martha Washington geraniums, jade plants, and lemon trees.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Beautiful green eyes, like creamy jade.

  • You came in here a while back, bought a little jade plant.

  • Next, we have this set that have a jade face roller and it also has this flat piece that comes with it as well.

  • His mother in Boston never visited but constantly sent clothes that matched her son's jade-green eyes.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • His eyes widened as he studied the crystal goblets, the green jade bowls resting on the jade plates.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • At one end was a jade-green altar, at the other end, a canopied ruby-and-ebony throne.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The walls of the room were painted a soft jade color, creating a calming atmosphere.

  • The artist chose a jade hue for the landscape, capturing the freshness of springtime.

Synonyms

turquoise
vsjade
26 3.7

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

leans more to green shades that can be yellowish as well
aquamarine
vsjade
3 4.6

A pale blue-green color like the sea

is deeper and can include stronger green or yellowish variants
blue green
vsjade
1 1.6

A color that is a mix of blue and green

focuses on lighter green tones that vary toward blue or yellow
greenish blue
vsjade
1 2.5

A blue color with a little green in it

is more green centered and can shift toward yellowish tones
jade green
vsjade
3.3

A light green color like the pale green of a jewel

is the general term for that exact range of light green tones
bluish green
vsjade
2.7

Green with a small blue tone

is broader, including both blue tints and yellowish tints
sea-green
vsjade
1.4

A blue-green color like the sea

is the same green family but also includes yellowish varieties

Compounds

A light green color like the pale green of a jewel

jade vine
  • Philippine
8.2

A climbing evergreen plant with bright green claw-shaped flowers used for decoration

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

How Green

dark-green
12 1.0
emerald
8 3.8
sea green
1 1.5
jade
5 3.5

Surface Forms

jade singular
jades plural

Etymology

Jade as a color is named after the green gemstone jade, so when you think of the color 'jade' imagine the soft green of that stone.