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单词 greenness
释义 green·ness
\ˈgrēnnə̇s\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English grennes, grennesse, from Old English grēnnes, from grēne green + -nes -ness — more at green
: the quality or state of being green: as
 a. : verdancy
  < carried us past banks of soft greenness shaded by tall trees — Thomas Horgan >
 b. : green color
  < greenness of the sea >
  < greenness of shutters against the white clapboards of the house >
 c.
  (1) : youth and immaturity
   < the greenness of his years secured him from any suspicion — Tobias Smollett >
  (2) : lack of training or knowledge : inexperience
   < soldiers without battle experience had shown greenness — A.J.Liebling >
  (3) : gullibility, naïveté
   < betraying his greenness to the Yankees by his questions — H.D.Thoreau >
 d. : vitality, vigor
  < the affection of a child gives a greenness to old age — Peter Parley >
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