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dark-green

dark-green

12 1.0
A deep shade of green like pine needles
  • adjective
  • /dɑrk ɡrin/
translation icon : verde oscuro
  • You've got some really nice earthy greens, dark greens, olive greens, but then some really bright pops as well.
  • dark green leafy vegetables
  • dark green color

My dad loaded my brother and I into a dark green minivan.

Examples

  • There's a really pretty looking dark green here called Forest, and that's what I'm drawn to now.

  • Now he could see the undulating chaparral begin to color the shadows: dark green now, almost bluish-green.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • And then they turn into this very, very dark, deep, dark green, almost black.

  • But look at also the color of the leaves, very dark green, healthy leaves.

  • It's a really, really dark green that shows up as a beautiful black color.

  • Landscape of a dark green forest.

  • I love the structure of them, the dark green glossy leaves.

  • This is why the dark green glossy leaves of the Ivy are so green.

  • Her most arresting features were her eyes: deep, dark green, sparkling with intelligence and an innate humor.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The garden is filled with dark-green leaves that provide a lush backdrop for the colorful flowers.

Synonyms

green
vsdark-green
1.0

Having the color between blue and yellow like fresh grass

is a deeper, richer leaf color darker than standard fresh tones
bottle green
vsdark-green
3.9

A dark green like the color of glass bottles

is a deeper, richer leaflike shade than that glass shade
loden
vsdark-green
7.8

A dark grey-green color often used for clothing

is a deeper, pure leaf tone without the greyish clothing tint

Antonyms

5 1.0

A pale green color like fresh grass

How Dark

dark-green
12 1.0

Surface Forms

dark-green positive

Morphology

dark-green = dark + green (transparent) = dark + green

Meaning is a straightforward modification of 'green' by 'dark' to indicate a deeper shade, which learners can derive compositionally.

Etymology

The word dark-green combines dark, meaning 'not light' or 'deep', and green, the color of grass and leaves. So dark-green describes a deep, rich green like pine needles or thick foliage.