freshness

Everyday

1. Freshness is being newly made, picked or caught, so food is not old or stale. tree →
2. Freshness is also clean, cool, pleasant air or a smell like clean washing or mint. tree →
3. Freshness can mean newness and originality, like the freshness of a new idea. tree →
4. It can mean feeling lively and rested, not tired. tree →

In the lessons

In cooking, shopping and science lessons it helps judge food (check the date and smell); in adverts it describes soaps and toothpastes. Phrases: «keep freshness», «the freshness of the morning», «sealed for freshness».

Examples

• The bread lost its freshness after two days. tree →
• The bag is sealed to keep in the freshness. tree →
• I love the freshness of the air after rain. tree →
• You can test an egg's freshness by putting it in water. tree →
• The freshness of the strawberries made them taste sweet. tree →
• Mint gives the toothpaste a feeling of freshness. tree →
• The judges liked the freshness of her story. tree →
• Morning freshness filled the garden. tree →
• Everything looked beautiful, in the freshness of early spring. tree →

Note

Uncountable: «freshness», not «a freshness» usually, and no plural. Made from fresh + ness. Do not confuse with «fresh» in UK slang (cheeky) or US slang (cool).