greenness
/ˈɡɹiːn.nəs/
greenness noun: the state or quality of being green; green colour.
Noun
greenness (usually uncountable, plural greennesses)
- 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
- Vitality, freshness.
- 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
- The fact of being environmentally or ecologically conscious; commitment to environmental conservation.
greenness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
greenness in Hindi
- greenness, good condition , tenderness
- ताज़गी tāzgī
greenness in Tamil
- பசுமை, பச்சை, பைம்மை, இளமை, அனுபவமின்மை
greenness in Urdu
- ہریالی, کچا پن, سبزی, شادابی
greenness in Telugu
- state of being green (green in color)
- పచ్చదనము paccadanamu, పచ్చన paccana
More languagesFewer languages
- greenness in Punjabi
- ਸਬਜ਼ੀ sabzī
- greenness in Gujarati
- લીલાશ līlāś, સબજી sabjī
- greenness in Sanskrit
- हरितिमन् haritiman
- greenness in Tagalog
- kaberdehan, kaluntian
- greenness in Arabic
- خُضْرَة ḵuḍra
Forms of greenness
| plural | greennesses |
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Origin of greenness
From Middle English grennesse, from Old English grennes; equivalent to green + -ness.
Words that rhyme with greenness
Questions about greenness
- What does greenness mean?
- Greenness means the state or quality of being green; green colour.
- What is greenness in Hindi?
- Greenness in Hindi is ताज़गी (tāzgī). See Greenness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is greenness?
- Greenness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce greenness?
- Greenness is pronounced /ˈɡɹiːn.nəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of greenness?
- The plural of greenness is greennesses.
Words near greenness in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: greenness (page history and authors); ताज़गी (Hindi) (page history and authors); greenness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); greenness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸਬਜ਼ੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); લીલાશ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); हरितिमन् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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