blue-green
blue-green adjective: of a color between blue and green; darker shades are called teal, lighter ones are cyan. Also the alternative form of blue green.
Adjective
blue-green (comparative more blue-green, superlative most blue-green)
- Of a color between blue and green; darker shades are called teal, lighter ones are cyan.
- The Lethrblaka's blood, to Eragon's astonishment, was a metallic blue-green, not unlike the verdigris that forms on aged copper.2008, Christopher Paolini, “Assault on Helgrind”, in Brisingr, page 44
- Synonyms:
- green-blue, turquoise, aquamarine
- Synonym of ecocapitalist; concerning ecocapitalism.
- Synonyms:
- ecocapitalist
Also used as
blue-green is also the alternative form of blue green.
Synonyms of blue-green
Forms of blue-green
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more blue-green |
| superlative | most blue-green |
| Noun | |
| plural | blue-greens |
Origin of blue-green
From blue + green. * (color): Compare with the color called orange in Modern English, which was called geoluread (“yellow-red”) in Old English and Middle English. * (politics): from blue representing conservatism and green representing environmentalism
Words formed from blue-green
Phrases with blue-green
Questions about blue-green
- What does blue-green mean?
- Blue-green means of a color between blue and green; darker shades are called teal, lighter ones are cyan.
- What part of speech is blue-green?
- Blue-green is an adjective.
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