greenish
- adjective
- /ˈɡriːnɪʃ/
- The water in the pool had a slight greenish tint due to the algae growth.
- greenish color
- greenish-gray
- greenish-brown
Examples
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The skin color is typically going to be a greenish color or a grayish color.
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Smith left the chapel and descended the greenish stone stairs leading to the crypt floor.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now this is a greenish looking almost black.
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It's not green on the whole, but I mean, it's definitely greenish, with the moss and the, uh...
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My booth was dark, but a soft greenish light came on when I shut the door.
Fiction book (1991) -
A woman was screaming, right near me, her skin pale and greenish under the streetlight.
Fiction book (1995) -
The instrument panel threw greenish-gold light up across the lower part of her helmet.
Fiction book (1991) -
Streaks of black mold and greenish slime covered the walls and most of the floor.
Fiction book (1992) -
Its head and part of its greenish body protruded between his thick callused fingers.
Fiction book (1991) -
Suddenly, a switch clicks; the oblong is illuminated, and a greenish patch projects onto the farther wall.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
A deep shade of green like pine needles
A pale green color like fresh grass
A green color mixed with gray
A gray color with a little green in it
Having a greenish color like new leaves
A green color mixed with gray
A light green color with a shiny silvery look
A yellow-green color like green olives
Green with a hint of brown
A very pale white color with a small green tint
White with a light green tint
A green color like a gem, often slightly blue or yellow
A slightly yellow green like fresh peas
A blue-green color like fresh pine leaves
A light green color with a pale shiny look
A green color with a little brown mixed in
A green color with a little yellow-brown tint
Green with a yellow or gold tint
A green color with a purple tint
Green with a purple shade
Compounds
How Green
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Greenish is made from green and -ish, where -ish means 'somewhat' or 'like' and shows up in words like reddish or smallish. So, greenish simply means 'somewhat green'.