green

The color of most grass and leaves.

• Green is my favorite color.
• She painted the door a dark green.
• Mix blue and yellow to make green.

Common phrases: dark green, a bright green, shade of green, light green

A person who supports protecting the environment, especially a member of an environmental political party.

• She has always been a green.
• The Greens won three seats in the election.
• Local greens opposed the new airport.

Similar words: environmentalist

Common phrases: a committed green, a local green

Having the color of most grass and leaves.

• Her eyes are green.
• He wore a green shirt yesterday.
• The hills turn greener after the rain.

Common phrases: green grass, green eyes, a green shirt

Helping to protect the environment or causing less damage to it.

• We buy green energy.
• The city introduced greener transport policies.
• Can green technology help reduce pollution?

Similar words: environmentally friendly, eco-friendly

Common phrases: green energy, green policies, green technology

Not yet ready to eat because it has not finished growing or developing.

• These bananas are still green.
• Do not pick the apples while they are green.
• She fried slices of green tomato.

Similar words: unripe

Opposites: ripe

Common phrases: green bananas, green tomatoes, still green

Having little experience of an activity or job.

• I was very green when I started.
• The green recruits needed more training.
• She is a little green at dealing with customers.

How to use it: green at something (I was still green at managing a team.)

Similar words: inexperienced, new

Opposites: experienced

Common phrases: a green recruit, still green, green at something, a green trainee

Unhappy because someone else has something you want, especially in the phrase green with envy.

• She was green with envy.
• The prize made his rivals turn green.
• My friends went green with envy when I showed them the tickets.

How to use it: green with envy (His friends were green with envy when they saw his new car.)

Similar words: envious, jealous

Common phrases: green with envy, turn green

To change something so that it causes less harm to the environment.

• We want to green our business.
• The city greened its transport system by buying electric buses.
• How can we green the building industry?

Similar words: make environmentally friendly

Common phrases: green the economy, green a business, green our cities