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