green fingers
/'gri:n'fiɳgəz/
Definition
Noun: - A special natural ability or talent for gardening and making plants grow well. This term describes a person's skill in cultivating plants, often implying they have an intuitive understanding of what plants need.
Usage
This noun is typically used in a positive sense to compliment someone's gardening skills. It is often used with the verb "have." - You really have green fingers; your garden is always so beautiful. - My grandmother has green fingers. Everything she plants thrives.
Advanced Usage
- "To be blessed with green fingers": To naturally possess great gardening skill.
- She seems to be blessed with green fingers; her balcony is like a miniature jungle.
Variants and Related Words
- Green thumb: (noun, chiefly North American) This is the most common synonym and variant for "green fingers."
- He has a real green thumb when it comes to growing tomatoes.
Synonyms
- Gardening skill: A more formal term for the ability.
- Horticultural talent: A formal term referring to skill in garden cultivation.
Related Idioms
- To have a way with plants: To have a natural skill for handling and growing plants.
- She has a way with plants; even the sickliest ones recover under her care.
Noun
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a special ability to make plants grow
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