as in naturalness
the quality or state of being simple and sincere
was charmed by her genteel greenness and childlike innocence
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Recent Examples of greenness
One by one the great trees are killed, the suburban greenness collapsing.
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Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Estimates of tundra greenness — a key indicator of warming — are one example of the cost of all this.
—Lara Williams, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
Satellite data shows that tundra vegetation productivity – known as tundra greenness – hit its third-highest level in the 26-year record in 2025, part of a trend driven by longer growing seasons and warmer temperatures.
—Matthew L. Druckenmiller, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Estimates of tundra greenness — a key indicator of warming — are one example of the cost of all this.
—Lara Williams, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
Satellite data shows that tundra vegetation productivity – known as tundra greenness – hit its third-highest level in the 26-year record in 2025, part of a trend driven by longer growing seasons and warmer temperatures.
—Matthew L. Druckenmiller, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenness
Noun
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As a national icon, the Natural Bridge served as a quiet, Emersonian rebuke to Europe’s militaristic triumphal arches, reinforcing the naturalness of American democracy.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Across 10,000 trials, the system delivered strong performance in both forehand and backhand strokes, surpassing previous methods in accuracy, consistency, and motion naturalness.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There's a certain simplicity to it.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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That kind of simplicity is nice.—
Eileen Finan,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The presumption of innocence remains fully intact.—
Jordan Freiman,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The trick of claiming such devout innocence worked quite readily for the last several years.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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There was such calm, quiet sincerity on his part.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Darry Sragow, a veteran Democratic strategist who advised Checchi, said Steyer’s focus on such causes had the potential to be meaningful to voters who are often skeptical about the sincerity and motives of rich candidates.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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“Greenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenness. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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