greenness

[green-nis]

noun

1. the quality or state of being green.

2. green vegetation, grass, or the like; verdure or verdancy.

3. lack of maturity or experience; youthfulness.

4. the state or quality of being naive; innocence; gullibility.

Word History and Origins

Origin of greenness¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English grēnnes. See green, -ness