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freshness

Variant of fresh

adjective

    1. recently produced, obtained, or arrived
    2. newly made: fresh coffee
  1. having original strength, vigor, quality, taste, etc.; esp.,
    1. not preserved by being salted, pickled, canned, or frozen: fresh meat, fresh vegetables
    2. not spoiled, rotten, or stale
    3. not tired; vigorous; lively: to feel fresh after a nap
    4. not worn, soiled, faded, etc.; vivid; bright; clean
    5. youthful or healthy in appearance: a fresh complexion
  2. not known before; new; recent: fresh information
  3. additional; further: a fresh start
    1. inexperienced; unaccustomed
    2. having just arrived
  4. original, spontaneous, and stimulating: fresh ideas
  5. cool and refreshing; invigorating: a fresh spring day
  6. brisk; strong: said of the wind
  7. not salt: said of water
  8. designating or of a cow that has just begun to give milk, as after having borne a calf

noun

  1. the fresh part
  2. a freshet
  3. a pool or stream of fresh water

adverb

in a fresh manner

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to make or become fresh

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