# ungreen

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Not green.
2. Having little or no vegetation or plant matter.
3. Lacking sap or vitality; desiccated.
4. Environmentally unfriendly; harmful to or inconsiderate of the environment.

## Etymology
From Middle English ungrene, from Old English ungrēne (“not green”), from Proto-West Germanic *ungrōnī (“not green”), equivalent to un- + green. Compare West Frisian ûngrien (“ungreen”), Dutch ongroen (“ungreen”), German ungrün (“not green”), Danish ugrøn (“ungreen”), Swedish ogrön (“ungreen”), Icelandic ógræn (“ungreen”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ungreen