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Webster 1913 Edition
Greenness
1.
The quality of being green; viridity; verdancy;
as, the
. greenness
of grass, or of a meadow2.
Freshness; vigor; newness.
3.
Immaturity; unripeness;
as, the
; inexperience; greenness
of fruitas, the
. greenness
of youthWebster 1828 Edition
Greenness
GREE'NNESS
,Noun.
1.
Immaturity; unripeness; in a literal or figurative sense; as the greenness of fruit; the greenness of youth.2.
Freshness; vigor.3.
Newness.Definition 2024
greenness
greenness
English
Noun
greenness (usually uncountable, plural greennesses)
- The state or quality of being green; green colour. [from 8th c.]
- (now rare) Vitality, freshness. [from 9th c.]
- Inexperience. [from 16th c.]
- 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, p. 152:
- The chances were that, sooner or later, such greenness would inevitably lead to a graver disaster.
- 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, p. 152:
- The fact of being environmentally or ecologically conscious; commitment to environmental conservation. [from 1980s]
Translations
state of being green (green in color)
state of being green (environmentally conscious)