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green earth

green earth
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [green urth]
    • /grin ɜrθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [green urth]
    • /grin ɜrθ/

Definitions of green earth words

  • noun green earth a pigment used in painting consisting mainly of iron silicate, characterized chiefly by its variable grayish-green hue, lack of tinting strength, and permanence. 1
  • noun green earth any of several earths or clays containing iron silicates used as a pale grayish-green pigment 0
  • noun green earth terre-verte 0
  • noun green earth A variety of glauconite, found in cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used as a green pigment by artists. 0

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Origin of green earth

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Green earth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

green earth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

green earth usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for green earth

noun green earth

  • gardenAlexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
  • yard — the ground that immediately adjoins or surrounds a house, public building, or other structure.
  • countryside — The countryside is land which is away from towns and cities.
  • country — A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.
  • woods — the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.

Antonyms for green earth

noun green earth

  • indoors — in or into a house or building: We stayed indoors during the storm.

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