綠色 — meaning in English

English meaning

• green adj Having the colour of growing grass or leaves.
• lush adj Growing thickly and vigorously; richly green and full of life.
• vert noun In heraldry, the colour green, traditionally shown in engravings as diagonal lines.

Senses

綠色 is used for these senses in English:

• green (figurative) Environmentally friendly.
• green The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
• lush (of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.
• vert (tincture) A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.

green — full definition

1. adj Having the colour of growing grass or leaves.
2. adj Inexperienced or naive.
3. adj Concerned with protecting the environment.
4. noun The colour itself, or an area of grass, especially on a golf course.
5. verb To make something more environmentally friendly.

lush — full definition

1. adj Growing thickly and vigorously; richly green and full of life.
2. adj Luxurious or richly appealing.
3. noun Informal: a person who drinks alcohol heavily.

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