yellowish green
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- noun
- /ˈjɛloʊɪʃ ɡrin/
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verde amarillento
- There was a yellowish-green hue under the neck and spreading in half circles around the armpits.
Examples
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Streets are lined with soft yellowish-green trees, making a beautiful glow throughout my neighborhood.
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Then, after a few agonizing seconds, a faint, yellowish-green outline emerged from the general gloom of the floor.
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The yellowish-green crust on the boulders at the edge of the pool sparkled in the golden sunlight.
Fiction book (1990) -
Turning to her, I see my body under the water, broken, enlarged as under a magnifying glass, against the yellowish-green sandy bottom ribbed by the waves.
Fiction book (1995) -
The garden was filled with plants displaying a lovely shade of yellowish green during the spring.
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She painted the walls a soft yellowish green, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere in the room.
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His favorite color is yellowish green because it reminds him of the lush fields in summer.
Synonyms
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A pale yellow-green color like new leaves
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A soft green color with a yellow tint like fresh peas
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A yellow color with a little green
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A dull yellowish green like the colour of moss
A color between yellow and green like young leaves
A light green color that looks partly yellow
A yellowish green color slightly lighter than dark green
Green with a yellow or gold tint
A bright green color with a slight yellow tint
A slightly yellow green like fresh peas
How Yellow
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'yellowish' (having a hint of yellow) modifies 'green' (a hue), so the meaning 'a green shade tinged with yellow' is immediately derivable from the constituents. This color-combination pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard adjectival modification, making it clear to B1 learners who know both words.
Etymology
Yellowish green comes from the simple image of mixing yellow and green, like new spring leaves or a lime that has both colours. That's why it means 'a shade between green and yellow'.