Freshness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Freshness \Fresh"ness\, n.
     The state of being fresh.
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           The Scots had the advantage both for number and
           freshness


           of men.                                  --Hayward.
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           And breathe the freshness of the open air. --Dryden.
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           Her cheeks their freshness lose and wonted grace.
                                                    --Granville.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  freshness
       n 1: the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not
            stale or deteriorated; "she loved the freshness of newly
            baked bread"; "the freshness of the air revived him"
            [ant: {staleness}]
       2: originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel [syn: {novelty}]
       3: an alert and refreshed state [syn: {glow}]
       4: originality by virtue of being new and surprising [syn: {novelty}]
       5: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take
          liberties [syn: {crust}, {gall}, {impertinence}, {impudence},
           {insolence}, {cheekiness}]