chartreuse

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noun

char·​treuse shär-ˈtrüz How to pronounce chartreuse (audio) -ˈtrüs How to pronounce chartreuse (audio)
: a variable color averaging a brilliant yellow green

Chartreuse

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trademark

used for a usually green or yellow liqueur

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Bright green also began popping up everywhere, in part due to the chartreuse album cover. Marina Watts, People.com, 21 May 2025 Celebrity makeup artist Timothy MacKay anticipates smooth tones of buttery and bright yellow to dominate, even leaning more into the green family for a beautiful chartreuse hue come September. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 May 2025 Blending Florida’s midcentury bones with contemporary tech the Lake Nona Wave Hotel is bedecked head-to-toe in modern art and geometric furniture of chartreuse and punchy jewel tones. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025 But there were also some unexpectedly bright hues like dusty blue, fiery red, and vibrant chartreuse that lit up the otherwise gloomy New York winter. Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chartreuse

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Chartreuse

First Known Use

Noun

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chartreuse was in 1884

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“Chartreuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chartreuse. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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