greenish
pronunciation
How to pronounce greenish in British English:
UK [ˈgri:nɪʃ]
How to pronounce greenish in American English:
US [ˈɡrinɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- similar to the color of fresh grass
Word Origin
- greenish (adj.)
- late 14c., from green (adj.) + -ish.
Example
- 1. In spring and summer , there are small greenish white flowers .
- 2. European freshwater food fish having a greenish back .
- 3. An american weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers .
- 4. He was a middle-aged man with slightly graying hair , with a stern face and greenish eyes , this man was my superior .
- 5. His hair was a fine dark brown , his eyes a greenish hazel .