Enter the word for search

emerald

/ˈɛm.ə.rəld/

Translations

emeraldnoun

emeralds

/ˈɛmərəld/

émeraudePierre précieuse.

She wore a necklace adorned with a large emerald.

Elle portait un collier orné d’une grande émeraude.

Additional translations

émeraudePar extension, pour la couleur.

émeraudeOrnithologie ; nom donné à certains petits colibris verts.

Synonyms

jade

beryl

green stone

green gemstone

emeraldverb

emeralded

Past Simple

emeralded

Past Participle

emeralding

Gerund

Rare, chiefly literary: ‘to emerald’ meaning to adorn with emeralds or make green like an emerald.

Additional translations

émerauderRare et littéraire ; donner une teinte vert émeraude.

Synonyms

embellish (with emeralds)

green

verdify

encrust (with emeralds)

inlay (with emeralds)

emeraldadjective

more emerald

Comp.

most emerald

Super.

/ˈɛm.ə.rəld/

émeraudePour une couleur verte intense ; souvent invariable en français.

The emerald leaves of the forest glistened in the morning dew.

Les feuilles émeraude de la forêt scintillaient dans la rosée du matin.

Synonyms

deep green

Definitions

emeraldnoun

A bright green precious stone consisting of a variety of beryl.

She wore a necklace adorned with a large emerald.

A bright green color like that of the emerald gemstone.

The artist chose an emerald hue for the landscape painting.

Any of several small, brilliantly green hummingbirds of the genus Chlorostilbon.

The glittering emerald darted from flower to flower in the garden.

emeraldverb

To adorn or color (something) with emeralds or with a vivid green hue.

Morning light emeralded the valley with a fresh, vibrant glow.

emeraldadjective

Having a rich green color resembling that of an emerald gemstone.

The emerald leaves of the forest glistened in the morning dew.

Made of or decorated with emeralds.

She wore an emerald tiara that sparkled under the lights.