greenness

  • 1Greenness — Green ness, n. [AS. gr[=e]nnes. See {Green.}] 1. The quality of being green; viridity; verdancy; as, the greenness of grass, or of a meadow. [1913 Webster] 2. Freshness; vigor; newness. [1913 Webster] 3. Immaturity; unripeness; as, the greenness… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2greenness — index ignorance, nescience Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3greenness — 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

  • 4greenness — the quality of being green, is spelt with two ns …

    Modern English usage

  • 5Greenness — (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

  • 6greenness — 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

  • 7greenness — noun see green I …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8greenness — /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

  • 9greenness — noun The state or quality of being green …

    Wiktionary

  • 10greenness — Synonyms and related words: acerbity, acescency, acidity, acidulousness, adolescence, agnosticism, amateurishness, amateurism, blankmindedness, brand newness, callowness, coarseness, crudeness, crudity, cullibility, deceivability, dewiness,… …

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