jade-green

Thân thiện

The artist mixes a jade-green paint on her palette.

Definition

Adjective: Of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green.

Usage

The adjective "jade-green" is used to describe a color. It is typically placed before a noun or used after a linking verb like "is" or "was." It refers specifically to the distinctive green color associated with the mineral jade, which can range from a pale, bluish-green to a richer, yellowish-green.

Examples

• The artist painted the lake a beautiful jade-green.
• Her eyes were a striking jade-green.
• They chose a jade-green fabric for the curtains.
• The water in the tropical lagoon was a clear, jade-green.

Advanced Usage

• Hyphenation: The term is almost always hyphenated ("jade-green") when used as a compound adjective before a noun (e.g., a jade-green dress). It may sometimes be written without a hyphen when used predicatively (e.g., The dress was jade green), but hyphenation is common in both cases for clarity.
• Comparative/Superlative: While not commonly used in comparative forms, one could say "more jade-green" or "the most jade-green" to compare shades.

Variants and Related Words

• Jade (noun): The hard, typically green stone itself.
• Jade (adjective): Can also be used to mean "jade-green" (e.g., jade beads).
• Jadeite: A variety of jade, often associated with a more vivid green color.
• Nephrite: Another variety of jade, often in more muted, creamy, or darker greens.

Synonyms

• Greenish-blue
• Bluish-green
• Sea-green
• Aquamarine (for the bluer shades)
• Chartreuse (for the yellower shades)

Related Phrases

• The color of jade: A descriptive phrase equivalent to "jade-green."
  • The vase was the color of jade.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green

Từ đồng nghĩa

• jade