greenness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɹiːn.nəs/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English grennesse, from Old English grennes; equivalent to green + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being green; green colour.
Her crimson dress inflames grey corridors, or flaring in a sunshaft through high branches makes of the deep green shadows a greenness darker yet, and a darkness greener.
1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast:
- (archaic, uncountable, usually) Vitality, freshness.
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(uncountable, usually) Inexperience.
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, published 2006, page 152:
- (uncountable, usually) The fact of being environmentally or ecologically conscious; commitment to environmental conservation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| greennesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (21)
gl verdura (state of being green (green in color)) · sv grönhet (state of being green (green in color)) · tr yeşillik (state of being green (environmentally conscious)) · bg зеленина (state of being green (green in color)) · tl kaluntian (state of being green (green in color)) · tl kaberdehan (state of being green (green in color)) · fi vihreys (state of being green (green in color)) · es verdor (state of being green (green in color)) · pt verdor (state of being green (green in color)) · ota یشیللك (state of being green (green in color)) · sv grönska (state of being green (green in color)) · es verdor (state of being green (environmentally conscious)) · ar خُضْرَة (state of being green (green in color)) · tr yeşillik (state of being green (green in color)) · es verde (state of being green (green in color)) · fi vihreys (state of being green (environmentally conscious)) · te పచ్చదనము (state of being green (green in color)) · fr verdeur (state of being green (green in color)) · te పచ్చన (state of being green (green in color)) · gl verdor (state of being green (green in color)) · ka სიმწვანე (state of being green (green in color))