freshness

freshness
noun
1. the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated (Freq. 1)
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she loved the freshness of newly baked bread

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the freshness of the air revived him

• Ant: ↑staleness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑fresh
• Hypernyms: ↑newness
• Hyponyms: ↑crispness
• Attrubites: ↑fresh
2. originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑novelty
• Derivationally related forms: ↑fresh
• Hypernyms: ↑originality
3. an alert and refreshed state
• Syn: ↑glow
• Derivationally related forms: ↑glow (for: ↑glow), ↑fresh
• Hypernyms: ↑good health, ↑healthiness
4. originality by virtue of being new and surprising
• Syn: ↑novelty
• Derivationally related forms: ↑fresh
• Hypernyms: ↑originality
5. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
• Syn: ↑crust, ↑gall, ↑impertinence, ↑impudence, ↑insolence, ↑cheekiness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑fresh, ↑cheeky (for: ↑cheekiness), ↑insolent (for: ↑insolence), ↑impudent (for: ↑impudence), ↑impertinent (for: ↑impertinence), ↑crusty (for: ↑crust)
• Hypernyms: ↑discourtesy, ↑rudeness
• Hyponyms: ↑chutzpa, ↑chutzpah, ↑hutzpah

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