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A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.
John Ciardi

Meaning of "greening" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GREENING

From green (sense 13).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GREENING

greening  [ˈɡriːnɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREENING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greening is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Greening

Greening is the process of transforming artifacts such as a space, a lifestyle or a brand image into a more environmentally friendly version. The act of greening involves incorporating "green" products and processes into one's environment, such as the home, work place, and general lifestyle.

Definition of greening in the English dictionary

The definition of greening in the dictionary is the process of making or becoming more aware of environmental considerations.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREENING


cleaning
ˈkliːnɪŋ
convening
kənˈviːnɪŋ
demeaning
dɪˈmiːnɪŋ
dry-cleaning
ˌdraɪˈkliːnɪŋ
house-cleaning
ˈhaʊsˌkliːnɪŋ
intervening
ˌɪntəˈviːnɪŋ
leaning
ˈliːnɪŋ
learning
ˈlɜːnɪŋ
meaning
ˈmiːnɪŋ
morning
ˈmɔːnɪŋ
overweening
ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ
postweaning
ˌpəʊstˈwiːnɪŋ
preweaning
priːˈwiːnɪŋ
screening
ˈskriːnɪŋ
spring-cleaning
ˌsprɪŋˈkliːnɪŋ
sunscreening
ˈsʌnˌskriːnɪŋ
undermeaning
ˈʌndəˌmiːnɪŋ
unmeaning
ʌnˈmiːnɪŋ
weaning
ˈwiːnɪŋ
window-cleaning
ˈwɪndəʊˌkliːnɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREENING

greenhand
greenhead
greenheart
greenhorn
greenhouse
greenhouse effect
greenhouse gas
greenhouse gas emissions
greenhouse warming
greenie
greenish
greenishness
Greenland
Greenland halibut
Greenland Sea
Greenland whale
Greenlander
Greenlandic
greenlet
greenlight

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREENING

awakening
beginning
christening
evening
fastening
frightening
gardening
grand opening
happening
life-threatening
lightening
listening
opening
sharpening
shortening
strengthening
thickening
threatening
tightening
whitening
widening

Synonyms and antonyms of greening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «greening» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREENING

Find out the translation of greening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of greening from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «greening» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绿化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reverdecimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

greening
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हरियाली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تخضير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

озеленение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

greening
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সবুজবর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

écologisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penghijauan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Begrünung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

緑化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

녹화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Greening
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trái bôm màu xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பசுமையாக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हरित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yeşillendirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

greening
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ekologiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

озеленення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ecologizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρασίνισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vergroening
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grönare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Greening
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greening

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENING»

The term «greening» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.936 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about greening

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4 QUOTES WITH «GREENING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word greening.
1
John Ciardi
A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.
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Sigmar Gabriel
We need a greening of globalisation.
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Walton Goggins
I try to leave a light footprint. I'm involved with Global Green, which aims to educate people about sustainable building and the greening of schools. I try to be aware about the consumption of unnecessary things in a consumptive culture.
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Joseph Rykwert
I am all for greening tall buildings, but I'm also very keen to note that greening a building doesn't cope with the problem of the tall building in the texture of the city.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREENING»

Discover the use of greening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Greening the Media
Greening the Media rethinks media technologies from an ecological perspective, developing a new approach to historical and social analysis of information and communication technology.
Richard Maxwell, Toby Miller, 2012
2
Greening It
We call this Greening IT. This book looks into the great potential of greening society with IT - i.e. the potential of IT in transforming our societies into Low-Carbon societies.
Adrian Thomas Sobotta, Irene Nicolajsen Sobotta, Gtze John, 2010
3
Greening International Law
Leading experts show how international law and legal institutions need to develop to deal with emerging environmental issues.
Philippe Sands, 1993
4
Greening the GATT: Trade, Environment, and the Future
Esty, a former Environmental Protection Agency official with extensive experience in trade and environmental negotiations, examines the vital connections between trade, environment and development.
Daniel C. Esty, 1994
5
The Greening of IT: How Companies Can Make a Difference for ...
Drawing on leading-edge experience, John Lamb helps you realistically assess the business case for green IT, set priorities, and overcome the internal and external challenges to making it work.
John Lamb, 2009
6
Greening Brazil: Environmental Activism in State and Society
DIVAuthoritative work on the complex history of modern Brazilian environmental policy and its relation to both transnational politics and domestic democratization processes./div "Kathryn Hochstetler and Margaret E. Keck have vast and ...
Kathryn Hochstetler, Margaret E. Keck, 2007
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Greening Your Family: A Reference Guide to Safe Food, ...
Discusses the potentially toxic chemicals found in everyday consumer products and offers recommendations on environmentally-friendly products to use at home.
Lindsey Carmichael, 2009
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Greening International Institutions
And Trade: Zen Makuch
Jacob Werksman, 1996
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Greening Trade and Investment: Environmental Protection ...
In doing so, the text shows how these regimes can be greened without erecting protectionist barriers to trade that frustrate the development aspirations of poorer countries.
Eric Neumayer, 2001
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The Greening of Sovereignty in World Politics
" -- Lynton K. Caldwell, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University This is the first book to connect two important subfields in international relations: global environmental politics and the study of sovereignty--the ...
Karen Litfin, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greening is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Citrus greening found in California
Three years after citrus greening was first detected in California, it's been discovered again in a residential tree. Huanglongbing was detected ... «The Packer, Jul 15»
2
RHS Greening Grey Britain campign continues at Tatton
Fagg said: "I was shocked to read in the RHS report Why We All Need Greening Grey Britain that more than 7 million UK front gardens contain ... «Horticulture Week, Jul 15»
3
Bleak Citrus Harvest Reported; Greening Blamed
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released bleak numbers on Florida's citrus crop for the 2014-2015 season, reporting a decline in the orange ... «WGCU News, Jul 15»
4
Britain will stay the course in Sierra Leone until Ebola is defeated
Justine Greening By Speech by The Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, to United Nations (UN) International Ebola Recovery Conference in New ... «Awareness Times, Jul 15»
5
Greening the city, Nasr School style!
Telangana Ku Haritha Haaram, a flagship programme of the Telangana Government envisages increasing the present 24 per cent tree cover in ... «The Hans India, Jul 15»
6
Florida's disease-battered orange crop hits new low as season ends
Florida's signature crop, the orange, has taken a beating this year, resulting in the smallest crop in almost 50 years. Blame citrus greening, a ... «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
7
Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening disease Detected in San …
Sacramento, California - The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ... «Imperial Valley News, Jul 15»
8
Thoughts on Thoughts: Edmonton's Interest in Greening, Trading …
Not surprisingly, both thoughts pertained to two players who come up quite frequently in trade rumours: Colin Greening and Jared Cowen. «The 6th Sens, Jul 15»
9
200 students attend Greening of Detroit career fair
The 18-year-old graduate of Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies is spending her summer working for The Greening of Detroit. «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
10
Greening's 3-pronged agenda: 'New wine in a new bottle'
As she prepares to celebrate her third year as the U.K. international development secretary in September, Justine Greening met with ... «Devex, Jul 15»

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