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See also: Greener
English[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
greener
- comparative form of green: more green
- 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast
- Her crimson dress inflames grey corridors, or flaring in a sunshaft through high branches makes of the deep green shadows a greenness darker yet, and a darkness greener.
- 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast
Noun[edit]
greener (plural greeners)
- (slang, derogatory) A newcomer; a recent immigrant.
- (slang, derogatory) A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.
- Agent noun of green; someone or something which greens.
Synonyms[edit]
- (recent immigrant): comeling, FOB, freshie, newling; see also Thesaurus:newcomer
- (ecological activist): ecofreak, environmentalist, tree hugger
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
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greener m
Swedish[edit]
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greener c
- indefinite plural of green