Hypertext Webster Gateway: "freshness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Freshness \Fresh"ness\, n.
The state of being fresh.
The Scots had the advantage both for number and
freshness of men. --Hayward.
And breathe the freshness of the open air. --Dryden.
Her cheeks their freshness lose and wonted grace.
--Granville.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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