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greennesses

greennesses is the plural of greenness.

Meaning of greenness

Noun

greenness (usually uncountable, plural greennesses)

  1. (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
  2. (archaic, usually) Vitality, freshness.
  3. (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
  4. (usually) The fact of being environmentally or ecologically conscious; commitment to environmental conservation.

Questions about greennesses

What is greennesses the plural of?
Greennesses is the plural of greenness.

Words near greennesses in the dictionary

  1. greenmarket
  2. greenmarkets
  3. Greenmount
  4. Greenmount-Montrose
  5. greenness
  6. greennesses
  7. Greeno
  8. Greenock
  9. Greenock West
  10. greenockite
  11. greenockites

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