Ungreen

Quick meaning: Ungreen is an adjective meaning (uncommon) Not green.

Meaning

(uncommon) Not green.

More Meanings

1. Having little or no vegetation or plant matter.
2. Lacking sap or vitality; desiccated.
3. Environmentally unfriendly; harmful to or inconsiderate of the environment.
4. (dyeing) To expose to air after dyeing in indigo so that the greenish color fades away.
5. To make or become familiar with and adept in handling a new environment.
6. To change from green to some other color, as occurs with leaves in the autumn.
7. To urbanize or become less environmentally friendly.

Example Sentences

The same article includes a recipe for a rather ungreen salad: Salad of mixed meat

This clearly demonstrates the problem of multivalence because ungreen colors are many.

It is funny for the seaside, it looks such a “house-ified' place, it's an ungreen seaside.

The ungreen emerald ring went round and round, and the ungreen emerald earrings swung: Thelma was working at the rim of her glass, too.

Word Forms

• ungreens
• ungreening
• ungreened

Antonyms for ungreen

Common opposites include green, lush.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unred, ungreenable, unyellow, unwhite, unblack, ungold.

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