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sea green

American  

noun

  1. a clear, light, bluish green.


sea green British  

noun

    1. a moderate green colour, sometimes with a bluish or yellowish tinge

    2. ( as adjective )

      a sea-green carpet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of sea green

First recorded in 1590–1600

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This year, the Biennale allowed Russia to reopen its sea green space on the Biennale’s lush show grounds known as the Giardini.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Hüller, the “Anatomy of a Fall” star, chose a color somewhere between emerald and sea green in Beverly Hills, California.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

There is a cute coral-pink couch, some midcentury-style molded plastic chairs in sea green and a row of bent plywood stools at the counter.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2021

The walls have been repainted a light, sea green.

From Washington Times • Mar. 28, 2021

He was about six feet tall, even with several inches of slouch, his light brown skin dry and weathered like alligator, his eyes sea green at the center, with deep blue edges.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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