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jade green

jade green

3.3
A light green color like the pale green of a jewel
  • noun
  • /dʒeɪd ɡriːn/
translation icon : verde jade
  • The garden was vibrant with flowers of jade green, creating a serene atmosphere.

This next one is random, I know, but it is the next Candy Glitter liner in jade green.

Examples

  • She wore a dress in jade green that perfectly matched her eyes.

  • The walls were painted a soft jade green, giving the room a calming atmosphere.

  • Artists often use jade green to evoke a sense of freshness and tranquility in their paintings.

  • The walls were painted in a soft jade green.

  • She wore a jade green dress to the party.

  • She painted her bedroom walls a soothing jade green that reminded her of peaceful landscapes.

  • The jade green lake shimmered in the sunlight, reflecting the surrounding trees and sky.

Synonyms

jade
vsjade green
5 3.5

A light green color that is between blue and yellow

is the two-word color name rather than the shorter single-word form
jade-green
vsjade green
4.1

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

is used as a noun name for the color rather than as an adjective

How Green

dark-green
12 1.0
emerald
8 3.8
sea green
1 1.5
jade green
3.3

Surface Forms

jade green singular
jade greens plural

Morphology

jade + green

The phrase denotes a shade of green and is directly built from 'jade' (a blue-green to yellow-green gemstone/color) + 'green' (a hue), so the meaning is compositionally predictable. This follows a common color-noun modifier pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended shade.

Etymology

Jade green comes from the smooth, often pale green stone jade that people use for jewelry. Because the stone has that calm green tone, jade green now means a soft, peaceful 'shade' of green.