Meaning

noun the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated

noun originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel

noun an alert and refreshed state

originEtymology tree English fresh Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English freshness From fresh + -ness.

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