Antonyms for freshness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fresh |
| Phonetic Transcription : frɛʃ |
Definition of freshness
Origin :- late 13c. "unsalted, pure, sweet, eager," metathesis of Old English fersc "unsalted," from West Germanic *friskaz (cf. Old Frisian fersk, Middle Dutch versch, Dutch vers, Old High German frisc, German frisch "fresh").
- Probably cognate with Old Church Slavonic presinu "fresh," Lithuanian preskas "sweet." The metathesis, and the expanded Middle English senses of "new, pure, eager" are probably by influence of (or in some instances, from) Old French fres (fem. fresche), from Proto-Germanic *frisko-, and thus related to the English word. The Germanic root also is the source of Italian and Spanish fresco. Related: Freshly; freshness.
- noun newness
- Their freshness soon withered, on account of the shallowness of the earth.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- He was captivated by her freshness and beauty, her demureness, her ignorance of all things vicious.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The odor given off by the chicken is also an indication of freshness.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- However, too much attention cannot be paid to its freshness.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- How she hated her, with her youth and freshness, her wide eyes, her soft red lips!
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- She was an impersonation of health, joy, and freshness, in the full sunlight.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- No other form of verse has, therefore, in so great a degree, the charm of freshness.
- Extract from : « The Book of Old English Ballads » by George Wharton Edwards
- Nothing can exceed the freshness and charm of our homeward walk.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- There, all the bloom and freshness natural to youth seemed blasted!
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- You may try the freshness of eggs by putting them into a pan of cold water.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
Synonyms for freshness
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