olive-colored
- adjective
- /ˈɑlɪvˌkʌlɚd/
- He bought an olive-colored backpack for his hiking trips to match the natural surroundings.
- olive-colored skin
- wore an olive-colored
Examples
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In the tiny holy card, though, there is only a sad, olive-colored face with a great slash down the right cheek.
Fiction book (1997) -
His broad, olive-colored face shone with enthusiasm.
Fiction book (1994) -
I got one of their pocket palettes in the olive color tone family and it was really beautiful, really nice quality.
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Like literally, I love matcha so much and I wanted a beautiful deep olive color to complement all of it.
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He followed Bill to an olive-colored Jeep.
Fiction book (2001) -
We really want to keep that kind of olive colour through the middle just so it kind of like looks like it's just naturally blending it and there you go.
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Remember: The night that guy in the olive-colored pickup pulled behind you and blasted his horn.
Fiction book (1994) -
Emerald tends to have a deeper, more verdant hue, whereas peridot is lighter and more olive-colored.
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She wore an olive-colored dress that complemented her hair beautifully.
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The walls of the living room were painted an olive-colored hue, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.
Synonyms
Of a dull yellow-green color often used for clothes
A little like the color of leaves
A dull grey or light brownish green color often used for uniforms
A pale yellow-green color like new leaves
A green color mixed with gray
A yellow color with a little green
A dark yellowish green color like leaves and army uniforms
A green color with a little yellow that looks fresh
A green color mixed with gray
A gray color with a little green in it
A brown color with a little green like a frog's skin
A dull green-brown color often used for military clothes and gear
A yellowish green color slightly lighter than dark green
A light green color that looks partly yellow
A slightly yellow green like fresh peas
A gray color with a hint of olive green
A brown color with a greenish tinge like green olives
A brown color with a small touch of green like olives
How Olive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Olive-colored comes from the old Latin word oliva meaning 'olive' and the part -colored which means 'having a color'. So olive-colored describes a yellowish-green or grayish-green shade like the skin of green olives, which helps you picture the color used for clothes or uniforms that blend into leaves.