freshness

Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛʃnəs/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
  2. noun originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
  3. noun an alert and refreshed state

Etymology

From fresh + -ness.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
newness
Narrower (hyponyms)
crispness
Opposite (antonyms)
staleness

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