green earth
green earth
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- US Pronunciation
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- [green urth]
- /grin ɜrθ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for green earth
noun green earth
- garden — Alexander, 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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