greenery
/ˈɡriːnəri/noun
उच्चारण ग्रीनरी
हरियाली
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as one-word substitution
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attractive green leaves and plants
हरियाली
- The hill station is full of greenery.
- Radhika loved the greenery of the Nilgiri hills after the monsoon.
- The park offers a welcome patch of greenery in the busy city.
+ 2 more examples
- Rain brings fresh greenery to the hills.
- I miss the greenery of my village when I live in the city.
Synonyms vegetation foliage verdure plants leaves
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
greenery (uncountable)
Greenery is uncountable; it takes no a and no plural s, and a singular verb.
'Greenery' uncountable है; इसके साथ न 'a' आता है, न plural 's', और verb singular रहती है।
- The greenery in the park is lovely.
- There is plenty of greenery here.
greenery + of / around
Use of for the greenery of a place and around for what surrounds something.
किसी स्थान की हरियाली के लिए 'of' और किसी चीज़ को घेरने वाली हरियाली के लिए 'around' आता है।
- The greenery of the Western Ghats attracts visitors.
- The house is surrounded by greenery.
a lot of / plenty of greenery
Use quantity words such as a lot of, plenty of and some, never many.
मात्रा बताने के लिए a lot of, plenty of और some का प्रयोग होता है, many का नहीं।
- The campus has a lot of greenery.
- We need more greenery in the city.
greenery vs green + noun
Greenery names leaves and plants as a mass; green plants or green leaves counts individual things.
Greenery पत्तियों और पौधों को समूह में बताता है; green plants या green leaves अलग-अलग चीज़ों को गिनता है।
- The shop sells plants and greenery.
- The green leaves moved in the wind.
+Collocations 4
adjective + greenery
lushdensefreshbeautifulthicktropical
- The hill was covered with lush greenery after the monsoon.
verb + greenery
surroundaddenjoycut downplantprotect
- The hotel is surrounded by greenery.
greenery + preposition
ofaroundinamongwith
- The village is hidden among thick greenery.
quantity + greenery
plenty ofa lot ofmorelittleno
- There is very little greenery in the old city.
“More examples 5
- The monsoon brought fresh greenery to the hills.
मानसून पहाड़ियों में ताज़ा हरियाली ले आया।
- Kerala is famous for its lush greenery.
केरल अपनी घनी हरियाली के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
- Trees and parks add greenery to the busy city.
पेड़ और पार्क व्यस्त शहर में हरियाली लाते हैं।
- Radhika's balcony is full of greenery.
राधिका की बालकनी हरियाली से भरी है।
- The school wants more greenery on its campus.
स्कूल अपने परिसर में अधिक हरियाली चाहता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ There are many greeneries in this park.
✓ There is a lot of greenery in this park.
Greenery is uncountable and has no plural.
'Greenery' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
✗ The greenery are beautiful.
✓ The greenery is beautiful.
An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular verb आती है।
✗ The hill is full with greenery.
✓ The hill is full of greenery.
Full is followed by of, not with.
'Full' के बाद 'of' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These all refer to plants, but greenery focuses on the pleasing green look.
ये सब पौधों से जुड़े हैं, पर 'greenery' सुखद हरे रूप पर केंद्रित है।
All the plants in an area, of any colour.
किसी क्षेत्र के सभी पौधे, किसी भी रंग के।
- desert vegetation
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
green·er·y
?Which word?
Keep the plant words together: greenery, foliage (leaves of a plant or tree), vegetation (plants in general), verdure (literary, green vegetation), flora (all the plants of an area; fauna is all the animals).
पौधों के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: greenery, foliage (पौधे या पेड़ की पत्तियाँ), vegetation (सामान्य रूप से पौधे), verdure (साहित्यिक, हरी वनस्पति), flora (किसी क्षेत्र के सभी पौधे; fauna सभी जीव)।
§Grammar and usage
Greenery is uncountable ('a lot of greenery', not 'greeneries').
Greenery uncountable है ('a lot of greenery', 'greeneries' नहीं)।