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grassiness

grassiness

4.8
A taste or smell like fresh grass
  • noun
  • /ˈɡræsɪnəs/
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Examples

  • So it's got that kind of green grassiness that a green pepper has, but it's also got this like insane sweetness, almost like, I don't really know how you describe it.

  • The wine had a refreshing grassiness that reminded me of freshly cut lawn.

  • She described the flavor of the dish as having a hint of grassiness, similar to a green herb.

  • The herbal tea features a subtle grassiness that complements its minty notes.

Surface Forms

grassiness singular
grassinesses plural

Morphology

grassiness = grassy (transparent) = grass + y + ness

The meaning 'resembling, tasting, or smelling like grass' is a direct extension of 'grassy' and follows normal adjective-to-noun derivation.

Etymology

Grassiness comes from the same parts, grass and -iness, where -iness means 'quality of', and it can mean the 'quality of tasting or smelling like grass'. A helpful image is a tea or oil that smells like fresh cut grass — that green scent or taste is its grassiness.