Green – from the Latin viridis, related to virere “to grow” and very “spring” … and from the Greek chloros
Green – from the Old English grēne (adjective), grēnian (verb)
Green – of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groen, German grün, also to grass and grow;
Variations – green, greens, greener, greening, greenest, greened
Green – one of the three primary colors of light
Green – the color between blue and yellow in the spectrum with a wavelength range of 495-570 nanometers
Green – commonly associated with the presence of chlorophyll
Green – consisting of fresh green vegetables
Green – covered with vegetation …. as in verdant, grassy, leafy, verdurous
Green – vegetables, leafy vegetables, salad, salad greens, kale, spinach, lettuce, chard
Green – one of three colors of quark
Green – a signal to proceed
Green – the lowest level of difficulty
Green – a political principle about the environment … as in environmental, ecocentric, ecological, conservation, non-polluting
Green – unripe, immature, unseasoned, and raw
Green – a person who is inexperienced, naive, immature, gullible, or young
Green – as in emerald, forest, kelly, jade, mint, lime, yellow-green, blue-green, and chartreuse
Green – formed by combining yellow and cyan in the RGB color model used in computer and television screens
Green – a person’s complexion as pale, sickly-looking, pallid, ashen, pasty
Green – a common place associated with the center of town, a public, a park, common, a lawn
Green – the very short grass immediately surrounding a hole on a golf course
Green – the color detected by the M cone cells on the eye’s retina
Green – the traditional complement to red – the RGB complement to magenta
Green – a color for natural camouflage
Green – the eye color most common in Northern and Central Europe
Green – the symbol of regeneration and rebirth in Ancient Egypt
Green – in the flags of Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Ireland, Italy, Pakistan, South Africa, Portugal and Nigeria, Jamaica, Iran, Libya, Portugal and Nigeria
Green – the traditional color of Islam and the median color between light and obscurity
Green – the color of Roman Catholic and Protestant vestments during ordinary time – but the color of Pentecost to Orthodox Christians
Green – Green – the symbol of fertility (China) eternal life (Japan), death (South America), Wednesday (Thailand), hope (India), corruption, (North Africa), money (USA), luck (to many), but traditionally a forbidden color in Indonesia
Green – the color of St. Patrick’s Day – but combines with red at Christmas
Green – the color of Venus: the Roman goddess of gardens, vegetables, and vineyards
Green – the color of springtime, freshness, hope, nature, vivacity, and life
Green with blue for calm, tolerance, neutrality, harmony, balance, and agreeable
Green – the color of jealousy and envy
Special thanks to Marina (Marina Kanavaki @ Art Towards a Happy Day) for the images of her artwork. I encourage readers to visit her at website and her Society 6 store where you can browse her work on various media. All images are copyrighted by Marina Kanavaki.
This is my second collaboration with Marina, here’s the first: On Blue.
A Frank Angle 