FRESH'NESS, noun 1. Newness; vigor; spirit; the contrary to vapidness; as the freshness of liquors or odors. 2. Vigor; liveliness; the contrary to a faded state; as the freshness of plants or of green fields. 3. Newness of strength; renewed vigor; opposed to weariness or fatigue. The Scots had the advantage both for number and freshness of men. 4. Coolness; invigorating quality or state. And breathe the freshness of the open air. 5. Color of youth and health; ruddiness. Her cheeks their freshness lose and wonted grace. 6. Freedom from saltiness; as the freshness of water or flesh. 7. A new or recent state or quality; rawness. 8. Briskness, as of wind.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI