Antonyms for greenness
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
- 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
Synonyms for greenness
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