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freshness

freshness

15 1.0
The state of being new and clean, not stale or spoiled
  • noun
  • /ˈfrɛʃnəs/
translation icon : frescura
  • You could tell by the freshness of the flowers that they had just been picked that morning.

But they don't have the freshness of a white Tic Tac.

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Examples

  • The air was dry and pleasantly warm, filled with the freshness of growing plants.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The tough skin of Florida oranges locks in their freshness for long periods of time.

    Blog text (13)
  • OK, Now I wonder if they smell the freshness of the beef.

  • We want them to maintain their freshness, their integrity, and we're going to use some mint as well.

  • The preference to buy at wet markets may have to do with the high regard for freshness.

    Academic text (2001)
  • And what I learned was that for food, the freshness and quality of the food, going straight from the grill to your mouth is way more important than what you do with it.

  • In 1969, she organized her community to pressure supermarkets to include freshness dates on their products.

    Blog text (4)
  • Consumers specifically praise the freshness and quality of Lynch Creek Farm's evergreens on their holiday wreaths.

    Blog text (21)
  • I added some spices for flavor to the sauce, and coriander for garnish and freshness.

  • The freshness of the produce at the market was impressive, making everything look appealing.

Synonyms

cleanness
vsfreshness
1 1.0

The state of being free from dirt and stains

includes purity but also signals newness and lack of spoilage
pristineness
vsfreshness
7.1

A condition of being very clean and unchanged from its original form

emphasizes being recent and not stale rather than original untouched condition

Antonyms

43 5.9

A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse

19 5.1

A small unwanted substance in a material that can make it unsafe

1 3.9

Food, air, or other things that are no longer fresh and smell bad

How Fresh

newness
12 1.9
freshness
15 1.0
staleness
1 3.9
oldness
1 4.0

Surface Forms

freshness singular
freshnesses plural

Morphology

freshness = fresh (transparent) = fresh + ness

A straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'fresh' with -ness; the meaning 'the quality of being fresh' is directly derived and easily inferable.

Etymology

Freshness comes from an old English word fersc meaning 'new' or 'pure', and it shares the same root as fresh. So freshness for food or air is the clean, new quality that is not stale or spoiled.