Etymology
Origin of greenness
before 900; Middle English, Old English grēnnes. See green, -ness
Example Sentences
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On the journey home, Homer French remarks on the greenness of the sagebrush, after one of the wettest years in recent memory.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
Researchers also found that, on average, subsiding ice-rich locations showed increases in greenness and wetness.
From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023
The karma will come back in the greenness and lushness of the next crop, he believes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2023
The park’s greenness will wax and wane with the seasons, just as in nature.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2022
If real, why is it that I can recall in all that island of greenness no fountain but one that was broken, corroded and dry?
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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