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Meaning of "olive-green" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLIVE-GREEN

olive-green  [ˌɒlɪvˈɡriːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLIVE-GREEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Olive-Green is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OLIVE-GREEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

olive-green

Olive (color)

Olive is a dark yellowish-green color, like that of unripe or green olives. As a color word in the English language, it appears in late Middle English. Shaded toward gray, it becomes olive drab. Green olives...

Definition of olive-green in the English dictionary

The definition of olive-green in the dictionary is a greener, stronger, and brighter colour than olive; deep yellowish-green.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OLIVE-GREEN


apple-green
ˈæpəlˌɡriːn
bottle-green
ˌbɒtəlˈɡriːn
evergreen
ˈɛvəˌɡriːn
Friese-Greene
ˌfriːzˈɡriːn
gangrene
ˈɡæŋɡriːn
green
ɡriːn
Greene
ɡriːn
grein
ɡriːn
jade-green
dʒeɪd ɡriːn
kelly-green
ˈkɛlɪˈɡriːn
lime-green
ˌlaɪmˈɡriːn
Lincoln-green
ˈlɪŋkən ɡriːn
mondegreen
ˈmɒndɪˌɡriːn
nongreen
ˌnɒnˈɡriːn
overgreen
ˌəʊvəˈɡriːn
pea-green
ˈpiːˈɡriːn
regreen
riːˈɡriːn
sea-green
ˌsiːˈɡriːn
shagreen
ʃæˈɡriːn
wintergreen
ˈwɪntəˌɡriːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLIVE-GREEN

olivary
olivary body
olive
olive branch
olive brown
olive crown
olive drab
olive green
olive oil
olive-brown
olive-drab
olive-wood
olivenite
Oliver
Olives
olivet
Olivier
olivine
olivinic
olivinitic

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLIVE-GREEN

apple green
back green
bottle green
bowling green
chrome green
deep green
grass green
jade green
kelly green
lime green
Lincoln green
long green
moss green
oil of wintergreen
olive green
putting green
rifle green
sage green
screen
sea green
village green

Synonyms and antonyms of olive-green in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «olive-green» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLIVE-GREEN

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

Translator English - Chinese

橄榄绿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

verde oliva
570 millions of speakers

English

olive-green
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जैतून के हरे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزيتون الأخضر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оливково- зеленый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

verde-oliva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জলপাই সবুজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vert olive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zaitun hijau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

olivgrün
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オリーブグリーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

올리브 그린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zaitun-ijo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ô-liu xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆலிவ் பச்சை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑलिव्ह-हिरवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zeytin yeşili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

verde oliva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oliwkowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оливково - зелений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de măsline verde
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαδί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

olyf -groen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

olivgrön
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

olivengrønn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of olive-green

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLIVE-GREEN»

The term «olive-green» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.370 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLIVE-GREEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about olive-green

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QUOTES WITH «OLIVE-GREEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word olive-green.
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Jonas Armstrong
I'm a big fan of the Adidas three-stripe old-school zip-up tracksuit tops. I've got several for everyday wear, including an olive-green one, a burgundy one and a cream one with leather arms.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLIVE-GREEN»

Discover the use of olive-green in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to olive-green and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Microsoft Office Word 2007, Illustrated Complete
Select 15 days/14 nights, Nairobi to Mombasa, click Subtitle in the Styles group, click the Font Color list arrow in the Font group, then click Olive Green, Accent 3, Darker 25% The Subtitle style is applied to the paragraph under the title, and ...
Jennifer Duffy, Carol Cram, 2007
2
Old-House Journal
If you were a card-carrying Arts & Crafts devotee, there was a lot to dislike about late- Victorian interiors: the glare of gas lighting glinting off glossy wood surfaces, faking up-market mahogany or Soft olive green wails enhance the natural wood ...
3
Color: Universal Language and Dictionary of Names
STRONG OLIVE GREEN Other sources Bluish Olive A Olive Green S Slate Green S 124. DEEP OLIVE GREEN Other sources Bluish Olive A 125. MODERATE OLIVE GREEN Maerz and Paul Art Green 22L7 Autumn Green 22K7 Brewster ...
Kenneth Low Kelly, Deane Brewster Judd, 1976
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Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Projects
Click to the left of row 1 (contains the days of the week) to select the entire row, click the Table Tools Design tab, click the Shading list arrow in the Table Styles group, click Olive Green, Accent 3, Darker 50%, right-click the selected cells, click  ...
Carol Cram, 2007
5
Elephant's Breath and London Smoke
U Modern Pigments and their VehiclesU, 1908 Olive green, 1600 – She, crowned with olive green, came softly sliding ... Milton, Ode on the Nativity. U Chromatography U , 1835 Olive green, 1798 – Yellowifh Green, with a tint of Brown.
Deb Salisbury, 2009
6
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Specialized Issues
Black on olive-green underprint. E. S. Clouston at left, bank crest at bottom center , D. Smith at right. Signature varieties. Back: Green. Toronto Bank Branch Office building at center. Printer: ABNC. a. Issued note. 125. 300. s. Specimen.
George S. Cuhaj, 2009
7
Tertiary Geology and Oil-shale Resources of the Piceance ...
2. Bentonite, interlaminated dark-gray and olive-green, waxy 1 6 3. Bentonite, olive-green, limonite-stained, waxy 1 2 4. Bentonite, olive-green, waxy; half an inch at base has commeal texture 1 2 6. Shale, dark-gray, siliceous ... LOCALITY 66 ...
John Roswell Donnell, 1961
8
Julfār, an Arabian Port: Its Settlement and Far Eastern ...
Light-grey paste; olive-green glaze; underside of base unglazed, fired orange- red; ca. 15th century. Medium-grey paste: olive-green, crazed glaze; scalloped moulding inside; 16th century. Medium-grey paste, olive-green glaze; underside of ...
John Hansman, 1985
9
The Complete Harley-Davidson
Serviceable indeed, Olive green would become Milwaukee's standard color for years beyond the military conflict. But for a brief interlude of darker brewster green in the early 1 920s, Harley- Davidson stretched its supply of olive green paint ...
Tod Rafferty, 1997
10
U.S. Army Uniforms of the Cold War, 1948-1973
At this time, the wool muffler was restricted to either enlisted soldiers wearing the olive green overcoat or to officers wearing the "pinks and greens" olive drab wool uniform.17 The Army Green shade 44 wool gabardine overcoat was developed ...
Shelby L. Stanton, 1998

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLIVE-GREEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term olive-green is used in the context of the following news items.
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Garden calendar | For the week of July 15
Symptoms on the leaves of plants start as pale green or olive-green areas that quickly enlarge to become brown-black, water-soaked, with an ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
2
Tortoise beetles enjoy veggie leaves, but cause little harm
The beetles are one-quarter of an inch long, olive-green with black, longitudinal stripes along the margin and center of the back. While the adult ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
3
Restoring Salt Creek tiger beetle population could take up to 30 years
Officials hope to increase the olive-green insect's population so it can be removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife. «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
4
After Attica: Inmate uprising leads to reform
Seasonal prison uniforms were created, including light-weight, olive-green clothing for summer. • College-level programs were added to most ... «Plattsburgh Press Republican, Jul 15»
5
Pregnant Kim Kardashian Cradles Her Bump in Cleavage-Baring …
... 34, was snapped strutting into the upscale store in the tight tank-style dress, which she teamed with an olive-green Isabel Marant trench coat, ... «Us Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Kiki's Greek Tavern Needs No Translation
But when you arrive on its easternmost block, there are suddenly olive-green French doors flung open on the sidewalk and small lemon and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Salt Creek tiger beetle recovery could take 30 years, cost millions
... released Wednesday for public comment, is to prevent the tiger beetle's extinction and increase its numbers so the olive-green insect can be ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
8
Dallas Is Now Breadstick Nation, Olive Garden Says. Lucky Us.
... directly from an olive-green food truck that Olive Garden has been tooling around the country in, preaching the gospel of #BreadstickNation. «Dallas Observer, Jul 15»
9
Amal Alamuddin Rocks a $1000 Green Linen Jumpsuit With the …
Amal Alamuddin modeled an olive-green jumpsuit while out in London on June 24. Credit: Beretta/Sims/startraksphoto.com; Beretta/Sims/REX ... «Us Magazine, Jun 15»

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