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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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