green thumb

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [green thuhm]
- /grin θʌm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [green thuhm]
- /grin θʌm/

Definitions of green thumb words

noun green thumb an exceptional aptitude for gardening or for growing plants successfully: Houseplants provide much pleasure for the city dweller with a green thumb. 1
noun green thumb skill at gardening 1
phrase green thumb If someone has a green thumb, they are very good at gardening and their plants grow well. 0
noun green thumb considerable talent or ability to grow plants 0
noun green thumb an apparent skill or talent for growing plants easily 0

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Origin of green thumb

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Green thumb

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Green thumb

green thumb popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for green thumb

noun green thumb

gardener — a person who is employed to cultivate or care for a garden, lawn, etc.
grower — a person who grows something: He is a grower of flowers and vegetables.
green fingers — skill at gardening
horticulturist — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
propagator — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.

All 5 Synonyms of green thumb