GREENNESS


Meaning of GREENNESS in English

ˈgrēnnə̇s noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English grennes, grennesse, from Old English grēnnes, from grēne green + -nes -ness — more at green

: the quality or state of being green: as

a. : verdancy

carried us past banks of soft greenness shaded by tall trees — Thomas Horgan

b. : green color

greenness of the sea

greenness of shutters against the white clapboards of the house

c.

(1) : youth and immaturity

the greenness of his years secured him from any suspicion — Tobias Smollett

(2) : lack of training or knowledge : inexperience

soldiers without battle experience had shown greenness — A.J.Liebling

(3) : gullibility , naïveté

betraying his greenness to the Yankees by his questions — H.D.Thoreau

d. : vitality , vigor

the affection of a child gives a greenness to old age — Peter Parley

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.