SG Heritage Dictionary

Word of the Day: Catachrestical

Greenness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The quality of being green; viridity; as the greenness of grass or of a meadow.

2. Immaturity; unripeness; in a literal or figurative sense; as the greenness of fruit; the greenness of youth.

3. Freshness; vigor.

4. Newness.

Greenness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The quality of being green; viridity; verdancy; as, the greenness of grass, or of a meadow.

2. Freshness; vigor; newness.

3. Immaturity; unripeness; as, the greenness of fruit; inexperience; as, the greenness of youth.