Etymology
Origin of greenness
before 900; Middle English, Old English grēnnes. See green, -ness
Example Sentences
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Changes in the greenness of vegetation indicated changes in land use and oasis health, the latter of which can be influenced by both human activity and climate change.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024
Their greenness is distinctive and gains extra contours when reflected in New York’s neon lights.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2023
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
I was a Negro, a mere boy, a cricket with only youth and greenness to recommend me, demanding to be heard by gentlemen and ladies of the first quality.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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