Noun: greenness green-nus
- Green colour or pigment; resembling the colour of growing grass
"The greenness of the spring leaves was a welcome sight after winter";
- green, viridity
- The lush appearance of flourishing vegetation
"The greenness of the well-tended lawn was a point of pride for the homeowner";
- verdancy, verdure
- The state of not being ripe
"The greenness of the bananas meant they needed more time to ripen"
Type of: chromatic color [US], chromatic colour [Brit, Cdn], cornucopia, immatureness, immaturity, plethora, profuseness, profusion, richness, spectral color [US], spectral colour [Brit, Cdn]
Antonym: ripeness
Encyclopedia: Greenness