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lime green

lime green adjective: having any of several bright, light-green colours, like those of a lime.

lime green: having any of several bright, light-green colours, like those of a lime
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Adjective

lime green (comparative more lime green, superlative most lime green)

  1. Having any of several bright, light-green colours, like those of a lime.

Noun

lime green (countable and uncountable, plural lime greens)

  1. Any of several bright, light-green colours, like those of a lime.
    Synonyms:
    lime
  2. A particular one of these colors that has been standardized under this name.

Synonyms of lime green

Forms of lime green

Adjective
comparativemore lime green
superlativemost lime green
alternative formlime-green
Noun
plurallime greens

Questions about lime green

What does lime green mean?
Lime green means having any of several bright, light-green colours, like those of a lime.
What part of speech is lime green?
Lime green can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near lime green in the dictionary

  1. lime blossoms
  2. lime burning
  3. lime butterflies
  4. lime butterfly
  5. lime disease
  6. lime green
  7. lime greens
  8. lime juice
  9. lime juices
  10. lime kiln
  11. lime kilns

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