Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greene

/ɡɹiːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: greene
IPA: /ɡɹiːn/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Middle English, a variant of Green.

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adj

Obsolete spelling of green.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Greene died of a debauch; and Marlowe, the gracer of tragedians, perished in an ignominious brawl."
"Sponsored by Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and backed by House GOP leadership, the bill would require federal agencies to update all maps and documents with the name Gulf of America."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

greener (comparative) greenest (superlative)

Derived Forms

Greenean Greeneville

Phrases

Greene County

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce greene?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹiːn/.
What does greene mean?: A surname from Middle English, a variant of Green.

How to pronounce greene

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