Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greenness

/ˈɡɹiːn.nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: green-ness
IPA: /ˈɡɹiːn.nəs/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being green; green colour.

Uncountable

noun

Vitality, freshness.

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

noun

The fact of being environmentally or ecologically conscious; commitment to environmental conservation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Her crimson dress inflames grey corridors, or flaring in a sunshaft through high branches makes of the deep green shadows a greenness darker yet, and a darkness greener."
"The chances were that, sooner or later, such greenness would inevitably lead to a graver disaster."

Etymology

From Middle English grennesse, from Old English grennes; equivalent to green + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: grennesse, grennes

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɡɹiːn.nəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

greennesses (plural)

Synonyms

green viridity verdancy verdure

Rhymes With

meanness venus genus venous subgenus cleanness arteriovenous saphenous maecenas transvenous tweeness scalenus

Questions

How do you pronounce greenness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹiːn.nəs/.
What does greenness mean?: The state or quality of being green; green colour.
Where does greenness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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