2. Freshness; vigor; newness.
[1913 Webster]
3. Immaturity; unripeness; as, the greenness of fruit; inexperience; as, the greenness of youth. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
greenness — index ignorance, nescience Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
greenness — O.E. grennes; see GREEN (Cf. green) + NESS (Cf. ness). Meaning immaturity is from early 15c. Walpole coined greenth (1753) in the same sense … Etymology dictionary
greenness — the quality of being green, is spelt with two ns … Modern English usage
Greenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Greenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 green green &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 blue and yellow blue and yellow Sgm: N 1 vert vert GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 emerald emerald verd antique verdigris … English dictionary for students
greenness — green ► ADJECTIVE 1) of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass. 2) covered with grass or other vegetation. 3) (Green) concerned with or supporting protection of the environment. 4) (of a plant or fruit) young or… … English terms dictionary
greenness — noun see green I … New Collegiate Dictionary
greenness — /green nis/, n. 1. the quality or state of being green. 2. green vegetation, grass, or the like; verdure or verdancy. 3. lack of maturity or experience; youthfulness. 4. the state or quality of being naive; innocence; gullibility. [bef. 900; ME,… … Universalium
greenness — noun The state or quality of being green … Wiktionary
greenness — Synonyms and related words: acerbity, acescency, acidity, acidulousness, adolescence, agnosticism, amateurishness, amateurism, blankmindedness, brand newness, callowness, coarseness, crudeness, crudity, cullibility, deceivability, dewiness,… … Moby Thesaurus
greenness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The time of life between childhood and maturity: adolescence, juvenescence, juvenility, puberty, salad days, spring, youth, youth fulness. See YOUTH. 2. Lack of experience and the knowledge gained from it:… … English dictionary for students
