chartreuse

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noun

char·​treuse shär-ˈtrüz  -ˈtrüs 

: a variable color averaging a brilliant yellow green

Chartreuse

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trademark

—used for a usually green or yellow liqueur

Examples of chartreuse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In the living room, an antique trumeau mirror inherited from Kerry’s great-grandmother joins vintage Scandinavian seating and tables, drawings by contemporary sculptor James Capper, an Akari lantern by Isamu Noguchi, and, to pepper the pot, a Rose Uniacke ottoman dressed in chartreuse linen. —Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2026

The acrylic-yarn palette of fuchsia, cyan, chartreuse, and orange is closer to a slot machine mid-spin or a glitch on a TV screen than to traditional patterning. —María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026

The Dining Room Italian chairs dressed in a bold chartreuse velvet surround the marble-top tulip table. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026

The designer is excellent for one-of-a-kind party dresses and matching sets, like the pink-and-chartreuse crochet number above. —Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Chartreuse

First Known Use

Noun

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chartreuse

• accrues
• accuse
• aircrews
• amuse
• bamboos
• breakthroughs
• canoes
• cashews
• confuse
• construes
• defuse
• ensues