vert — meaning in English

English meaning

• green adj Having the colour of growing grass or leaves.
• immature adj Behaving in a childish or emotionally undeveloped way.
• untimely adj Happening at a bad or inconvenient moment.
• verdant adj Green in colour.

Senses

vert is used for these senses in English:

• green (figurative, of people) Sickly, unwell.
• green (figurative) Inexperienced.
• 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.
• green (politics, sometimes capitalized) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
• immature Not fully formed or developed; not grown. [from 17th c.]
• putting green (golf) The area of a golf course nearest the hole, with a smoother surface to make putting easier.
• untimely Early; premature.
• verdant Green in colour.

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.

immature — full definition

1. adj Behaving in a childish or emotionally undeveloped way.
2. adj Not yet fully grown or developed.

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