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Webster 1913 Edition


Greenness

Green′ness

,
Noun.
[AS.
grēnnes
. See
Green.
]
1.
The quality of being green; viridity; verdancy;
as, the
greenness
of grass, or of a meadow
.
2.
Freshness; vigor; newness.
3.
Immaturity; unripeness;
as, the
greenness
of fruit
; inexperience;
as, the
greenness
of youth
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Greenness

GREE'NNESS

,
Noun.
The quality of being green; viridity; as the greenness of grass or of a meadow.
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)

  1. The state or quality of being green; green colour. [from 8th c.]
  2. (now rare) Vitality, freshness. [from 9th c.]
  3. 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.
  4. The fact of being environmentally or ecologically conscious; commitment to environmental conservation. [from 1980s]

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