light greenn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌlʌɪt ˈɡriːn/, U.S.

/ˌlaɪt ˈɡrin/

Forms: see light adj.² and green adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.², green n.¹, green adj.

Etymology: As noun < light adj.² + green n.¹ As adjective < light adj.² + green adj.Compare deep green n. 2, deep green adj. 2, dark green n., and dark green adj. Compare also earlier light adj.² 3a.

A. n.

A person who is moderately or superficially committed to environmental causes, or holds moderate green views. In plural (often): a faction adhering to such views within a larger environmentalist group or political party. Often contrasted with dark green n., deep green n. 2.

ΚΠ

1983 Guardian 1 Aug. 10/3 This is the choice which divides the dark greens from the light greens and it is clear that there are not enough dark greens to make any significant impact on the way we run the economy.

1995 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 3 Feb. He is not what is known here as a ‘dark green’ environmentalist—the kind that protests physically against nuclear installations and the animal-experimentation laboratories. Instead he is a ‘light green’—more pragmatic, less ideological.

2020 Courier Mail (Queensland, Austral.) (Nexis) 17 Oct. 56 We are very interested in developing Queensland, and that's going to offend a lot of progressives in Brisbane and a lot of the light Greens.

B. adj.

Moderately or superficially committed to environmental causes; involving or holding moderate green views.Often contrasted with dark green adj., deep green adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1983 Guardian 1 Aug. 10/5 The two shades of green both have their manifestos and their organisations... At the light green end the Whitehall establishment has created its own pressure group whose title is a bit of a mystery.

2006 Metro (Toronto) 13 Mar. 20/5 Their target demographic? ‘The light green consumer,’ Boulden says. ‘The ones who are driving their SUV to the health food store.’

2013 @Takeshi2339 12 July in twitter.com (accessed 6 Nov. 2020) Urban sustainability in which light-green policies aimed at making cities more livable can substitute for more radical actions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	light green
释义	light greenn.adj. Brit. /ˌlʌɪt ˈɡriːn/, U.S. /ˌlaɪt ˈɡrin/ Forms: see light adj.² and green adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.², green n.¹, green adj. Etymology: As noun < light adj.² + green n.¹ As adjective < light adj.² + green adj.Compare deep green n. 2, deep green adj. 2, dark green n., and dark green adj. Compare also earlier light adj.² 3a. A. n. A person who is moderately or superficially committed to environmental causes, or holds moderate green views. In plural (often): a faction adhering to such views within a larger environmentalist group or political party. Often contrasted with dark green n., deep green n. 2. ΚΠ 1983 Guardian 1 Aug. 10/3 This is the choice which divides the dark greens from the light greens and it is clear that there are not enough dark greens to make any significant impact on the way we run the economy. 1995 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 3 Feb. He is not what is known here as a ‘dark green’ environmentalist—the kind that protests physically against nuclear installations and the animal-experimentation laboratories. Instead he is a ‘light green’—more pragmatic, less ideological. 2020 Courier Mail (Queensland, Austral.) (Nexis) 17 Oct. 56 We are very interested in developing Queensland, and that's going to offend a lot of progressives in Brisbane and a lot of the light Greens. B. adj. Moderately or superficially committed to environmental causes; involving or holding moderate green views.Often contrasted with dark green adj., deep green adj. 2. ΚΠ 1983 Guardian 1 Aug. 10/5 The two shades of green both have their manifestos and their organisations... At the light green end the Whitehall establishment has created its own pressure group whose title is a bit of a mystery. 2006 Metro (Toronto) 13 Mar. 20/5 Their target demographic? ‘The light green consumer,’ Boulden says. ‘The ones who are driving their SUV to the health food store.’ 2013 @Takeshi2339 12 July in twitter.com (accessed 6 Nov. 2020) Urban sustainability in which light-green policies aimed at making cities more livable can substitute for more radical actions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.adj.1983
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