Chartreuse

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: [ʃɑːˈtɹɜːz]

Rhymes: -ɜː(r)z

• (US) IPA: [ʃɑɹˈtɹuːz], [ʃɑɹˈtɹuːs]

Audio (US)

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Rhymes: -uːz

Noun

Chartreuse (plural Chartreuses)

1. A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
2. A greenish yellow colour.

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Adjective

Chartreuse (not comparable)

1. of a bright yellowish-green colour.

Thesaurus

aestival, beryl-green, berylline, blue-green, bluish-green, chloranemic, chlorine, chlorotic, citrine, citrinous, emerald, foliaged, glaucescent, glaucous, glaucous-green, grassy, green, green as grass, green-blue, greenish, greenish-blue, greenish-yellow, greensick, holly, ivy, ivy-green, leafy, leaved, olivaceous, olive, olive-green, porraceous, smaragdine, springlike, summerlike, summery, verdant, verdurous, vernal, vernant, vert, virescent, yellowish-green