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greenness

Other forms: greennesses

Definitions of greenness
  1. noun
    green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
    synonyms: green
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    types:
    greenishness
    the property of being somewhat green
    sea green
    the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea
    sage green
    the color of sage leaves
    bottle green
    dark to moderate or greyish green
    chrome green
    a brilliant green color
    emerald
    the green color of an emerald
    olive green, olive-green
    a color that is lighter and greener than olive
    Paris green, chartreuse, pea green, yellow green, yellowish green
    a shade of green tinged with yellow
    blue green, bluish green, teal
    a blue-green color or pigment
    jade, jade green
    a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green
    cyan
    a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color
  2. noun
    the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation
    synonyms: verdancy, verdure
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    type of:
    cornucopia, profuseness, profusion, richness
    the property of being extremely abundant
  3. noun
    the state of not being ripe
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    antonyms:
    ripeness
    the state of being ripe
    type of:
    immatureness, immaturity
    not having reached maturity
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