green-eyed

adjective

ˈgrēn-ˌīd How to pronounce green-eyed (audio)
Synonyms of green-eyednext
: jealous

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an anonymous online review of the restaurant that looks like it may have been written by a green-eyed competitor
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The title was the name of a red-haired, green-eyed young fan Parton met signing autographs, and the story of a woman begging a rival to leave her man alone. — Rj Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Calypso is a strawberry blond, green-eyed dime with lip filler and a case of Instagram face. — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026 As Bastian reads, a boy named Atreyu (Noah Hathaway), while pursued by a green-eyed creature called G’mork (Alan Oppenheimer), is dispatched by the Childlike Empress (Tami Stronach) to find the cure for the mysterious nothingness enveloping the kingdom. — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026 The petite, green-eyed Steffans was often billed as Cleo Nova in the movies written and directed by Sarno. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for green-eyed

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green-eyed was in 1600

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“Green-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green-eyed. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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