On Green

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.