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Synonyms

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

Other Word Forms

  • sea-green adjective

Etymology

Origin of sea green

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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When Allen arrived, she was greeted by art of female activists on the comforting sea green walls: Toni Morrison, Dolores Huerta and Madonna Thunder Hawk.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2022

The walls have been repainted a light, sea green.

From Washington Times • Mar. 28, 2021

Streaks and swipes in dilute violet, persimmon and sea green stutter and dance across the page.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2019

He was a bit taller than me with dreamy sea green eyes and dirty blond hair that just brushed his shirt collar.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2018

In the open sea, with the land blue in his eyes and the sea green in his hand, he wept.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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