sea green

noun

1. a clear, light, bluish green.

sea green

noun

1. 1. a moderate green colour, sometimes with a bluish or yellowish tinge
   2. ( as adjective )

      a sea-green carpet

Other Words From

• sea-green adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea green¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

I thumbed through channels of French sitcoms from the '80s, watching lithe and leggy women strut around cardboard set apartments in sea-green workout gear.

From Salon

When I saw her waiting for me on our first date, perched on a stool at a hipster tequila bar, her sea-green eyes and delicate neck made my heart beat faster.

From New York Times

The worry lines deepened around Percy’s sea-green eyes.

From Literature

Gonzalez wore the sea-green dress the day of her daughter’s victory.

From Washington Post

Rereading Woolf newly attuned to color, I notice that precise tints and hues daub nearly every paragraph: birds' breasts are "specked canary and rose," morning air is "grey-blue," brooches "sea-green."

From Salon

Related Words

• aquamarine