jade
- noun
- /dʒeɪd/
- She wore a sleek dress that shimmered in shades of jade beneath the evening lights.
Examples
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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.
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You came in here a while back, bought a little jade plant.
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Next, we have this set that have a jade face roller and it also has this flat piece that comes with it as well.
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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.
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The artist chose a jade hue for the landscape, capturing the freshness of springtime.
Synonyms
A green-blue color like the water in a tropical sea
A pale blue-green color like the sea
A color that is a mix of blue and green
A blue color with a little green in it
A light green color like the pale green of a jewel
Green with a small blue tone
A blue-green color like the sea
Compounds
- Philippine
A climbing evergreen plant with bright green claw-shaped flowers used for decoration
How Green
Surface Forms
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.