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blue-green

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.83 in modern English

Syllables
blue--green
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a color between blue and green; darker shades are called teal, lighter ones are cyan.

adj

Synonym of ecocapitalist; concerning ecocapitalism.

noun

Alternative form of blue green.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

more blue-green (comparative) most blue-green (superlative) blue-greens (plural)

Phrases

blue-green alga blue-green bacteria yellow-green

Frequently Paired Words

bleen grue yellow-green

Synonyms

ecocapitalist green-blue turquoise aquamarine bluish green teal

Questions

What does blue-green mean?
Of a color between blue and green; darker shades are called teal, lighter ones are cyan.
Where does blue-green come from?
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

How to pronounce blue-green

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