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Grammar : Noun
Spell : green-nis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrin nɪs



Definition of greenness

Origin :
  • Old English grennes; see green + -ness. Meaning "immaturity" is from early 15c. Walpole coined greenth (1753) in the same sense.
  • noun youth
  • noun inexperience
Example sentences :
  • Will the world ever be so decayed that spring may not renew its greenness?
  • Extract from : « Buds and Bird Voices (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • I fear that the greenness of our argument will ludicrously contrast with the ripeness of our ages.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • Scarcely a trace of greenness was left where once the corn-field had been.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Settlers » by Noah Brooks
  • Although they keep their greenness, they act like the driest leaves of autumn.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • Unless thoroughly washed, it has a tendency to greenness in time.
  • Extract from : « Field's Chromatography » by George Field
  • After this course of study, I was not burdened with "greenness."
  • Extract from : « Seek and Find » by Oliver Optic
  • I have removed as much of its greenness as possible, and fitted it up as the doctor's laboratory.
  • Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
  • Dong-Yung turned back from all the greenness around her to listen.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1919 » by Various
  • If greenness were an inherent attribute, it would be persistent.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 » by Various
  • With it there arose, too, a recollection of my greenness and timidity.
  • Extract from : « Chimney-Pot Papers » by Charles S. Brooks

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