"greenness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹiːn.nəs/ [UK] Forms: greennesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English grennesse, from Old English grennes; equivalent to green + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|grennesse}} Middle English grennesse, {{inh|en|ang|grennes}} Old English grennes, {{af|en|green|-ness}} green + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} greenness (usually uncountable, plural greennesses)
  1. The state or quality of being green; green colour. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (state of being green (environmentally conscious)): vihreys (Finnish), verdor [masculine] (Spanish), yeşillik (Turkish) Translations (state of being green (green in color)): خُضْرَة (ḵuḍra) [feminine] (Arabic), зеленина (zelenina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), vihreys (Finnish), verdeur [feminine] (French), verdura [feminine] (Galician), verdor [masculine] (Galician), სიმწვანე (simc̣vane) (Georgian), verdor [masculine] (Portuguese), verde (Spanish), grönhet [common-gender] (Swedish), grönska [common-gender] (Swedish), kaberdehan (Tagalog), kaluntian (Tagalog), పచ్చదనము (paccadanamu) (Telugu), పచ్చన (paccana) (Telugu), yeşillik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-greenness-en-noun-OEswn61a Disambiguation of 'state of being green (environmentally conscious)': 51 10 18 21 Disambiguation of 'state of being green (green in color)': 60 12 21 6
  2. (now rare) Vitality, freshness. Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-greenness-en-noun-O~u6PRUa
  3. Inexperience. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-greenness-en-noun-RqR5cFO6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 26 49 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 16 23 45 15
  4. The fact of being environmentally or ecologically conscious; commitment to environmental conservation. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-greenness-en-noun-wlMZVPGs

Inflected forms

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