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freshness

/ˈfɹeʃnəs/FRESH-nuhs
/ˈfɹɛʃnəs/FRESH-nuhs

Meaningthe state of being fresh

Common meaning: newness

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishferscsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishfreschsource
  3. Englishfresh‘new’
  4. Englishformed in English from freshfreshness‘newness’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from fresh + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FRESH, p.219 · scan

Source words

  • fersc Old English · source word “fresh, not salt”

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