Etymology
Origin of greenness
before 900; Middle English, Old English grēnnes. See green, -ness
Example Sentences
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What helped the Rigden team make the connection between the drought and climate change was a multi-year satellite record of vegetation greenness which shows shifts in southern Madagascar that indicate changes in water availability.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024
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
Thomas Lyon: Greenwashing is any communication that leads the listener to adopt an overly favorable impression of a company's greenness.
From Salon • May 16, 2023
The karma will come back in the greenness and lushness of the next crop, he believes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2023
She and Blaine took the train to Princeton to look for an apartment, and she was struck by the town itself, the greenness, the peace and grace of it.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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