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teal

teal

7 2.7
A blue-green color often used for clothes or walls
  • noun
  • /tiːl/
: verde azulado
  • The artist chose teal for the ocean scene in her painting.
  • wear teal
  • shades of teal
  • paint teal

I'm going to take the Mac reflex transparent teal.

Examples

  • I love the gradation of the teal from the center to the outside of the flower.

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  • The walls of the living room are painted a soft shade of teal.

  • An additional color, which is this teal green right here.

  • It's kind of hard to explain and then we have the teal color in there as well.

  • The sun was moving lower in the sky, and the water was a bright teal green.

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  • Mark drove away in a teal car.

  • It's a deep shade of teal.

  • We've got some awesome teal accents all over the car.

  • My stylist gave me a bottle filled with teal conditioner so that I could touch it up myself.

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  • She wore a beautiful dress that was the color of teal.

Synonyms

turquoise
vsteal
28 3.7

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

is a darker, more saturated greenish-blue than the gemstone color
aqua
vsteal
14 2.3

A light bluish-green color like sea water

is significantly darker and deeper than that light water tone
blue green
vsteal
13 1.6

A color that is a mix of blue and green

is the darker, more specific greenish-blue variant of that blend
aquamarine
vsteal
4 4.6

A pale blue-green color like the sea

is much darker and less pale than that sea-like pale tone
sea green
vsteal
3 1.5

A green color like the sea

is bluer and darker than that moderate green
bluish green
vsteal
2 2.7

Green with a small blue tone

is darker and more blue-green than that simple bluish tinge
sea-green
vsteal
1 1.4

A blue-green color like the sea

is deeper and darker than that sea-like bluish-green
jade-green
vsteal
1 4.1

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

is consistently bluer and darker than the varied jade shades
greenish blue
vsteal
1 2.5

A blue color with a little green in it

is darker and more balanced between green and blue
viridian
vsteal
1 7.7

A blue-green color like fresh pine leaves

is a darker, richer blue-green than that general hue
grue
vsteal
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A color that looks green or blue in different light

is a consistently dark greenish-blue rather than an ambiguous color

Compounds

blue-winged teal
  • Specialized
1 8.5

A small duck with a blue patch on its wings found in North America

green-winged teal
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A small duck that has a bright green patch on its wings

How Dark

teal
7 2.7
sea green
3 1.5

Surface Forms

teal singular
teals plural

Etymology

The word teal names a green-blue color taken from a small duck whose feathers show that shade, so using 'teal' means using that duck-like color.