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Freshness

noun

The property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated. "The freshness of the air revived him"

Originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel. Synonym: novelty.

An alert and refreshed state. Synonym: glow.

Originality by virtue of being new and surprising. Synonym: novelty.

The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties. Synonyms: cheekiness, crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence.

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"Freshness" Quotes from Famous Books

... his seamen hurried from the spot without uttering a word. On entering the principal cabin, the first object that attracted their attention was the dead body of a female, reclining on a bed in an attitude of deep interest and attention. Her countenance retained the freshness of life: but a contraction of the limbs showed that her form was inanimate. Seated on the floor was the corpse of an apparently young man, holding a steel in one hand and a flint in the other, as ...

— The World of Waters - A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea • Mrs. David Osborne

... outer crust of coarseness and concealment, other hearts venture upon murmured memories, and the rekindling of bygone brightness: the summer morning, when the green freshness of the garden steals in upon the purity of the country bedroom; or when the wind in the wheat of the level lands sets it slowly stirring or deeply waving, and shakes the square of oats hard by into quick little feminine tremors; or the winter evening, with women ...

— Under Fire - The Story of a Squad • Henri Barbusse

... given for Thee Still holds the freshness of thy grace; Yet long these multitudes to see The sweet compassion of ...

— Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul • Various

... moisture by capillary attraction, and the pavement prevents the soil beneath it from losing its humidity by evaporation. Hence, city-grown trees find moisture enough for their roots, and though plagued with smoke and dust, often retain their freshness, while those planted in the open fields, where sun and wind dry up the soil faster than the subterranean fountains can water it, are withering from drought. [Footnote: The roots of trees planted in towns do not depend exclusively on infiltration ...

— The Earth as Modified by Human Action • George P. Marsh

... men were yawning and apparently meditating a retreat to the smoking-room. No one seemed particularly energetic, but the entrance of that tall soldierly figure struck a new note of interest in the languid assemblage. He seemed to bring—as it were—a breeze of vitality, a sense of freshness and energy along with him from the starlit air and the pine-scented woods. His head was erect, his eyes shone with the radiance of happiness, a certain sense of pride—of triumph—and yet of deep intense content, was in ...

— The Mystery of a Turkish Bath • E.M. Gollan (AKA Rita)

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