Word Finder - freshness

definition

The state or quality of being fresh.

I like Scott for his freshness, dash and large honesty.

His various works still retain their freshness and vital attraction.

One of these, Freedom of Mind, is remarkable for freshness of thought and terseness of expression.

In the sunshine the air was warm, and that warmth was particularly pleasant with the invigorating freshness of the morning frost still in the air.

The freshness of the new field which was opened up to the imagination - so full of vivid lights and shadows, light-hearted fun, grinding hardship, stirring adventure, heroic action, warm friendships, bitter hatreds - was in exhilarating contrast to the world of the historical romancer and the fashionable novelist, to which the mind of the general reader was at that date given over.

In the shadowy age which preceded the Stone age and hardly ended later than 10,000 B.C., the cave-dwellers of the Dordogne could draw elks, bisons, elephants and other animals at rest or in movement, with a freshness and realism which to-day only a Landseer can rival.

They have, however, a freshness and philosophical vigour, which more than makes up for their want of system, and which raises them far above the level of most scholastic writings.

Helen has the vitality of feeling, the freshness and eagerness of interest, and the spiritual insight of the artistic temperament, and naturally she has a more active and intense joy in life, simply as life, and in nature, books, and people than less gifted mortals.

In some respects there is more freshness and interest in the speculations which burst forth so ardently in the end of the th and the first half of the 12th century.

As he crossed the dam Prince Andrew smelled the ooze and freshness of the pond.

Like Wordsworth she lays us on the lap of earth and sheds the freshness of the early world.

The subterranean passage of the Alpheus in the upper part of its course (confirmed by modern explorers), and the freshness of the water of Arethusa in spite of its proximity to the sea, led to the belief that it was the outlet of the river.

Whereas Plato's main problem had been the organization of the perfect state, and Aristotle's intellect had ranged with fresh interest over all departments of the knowable, political speculation had become a mockery with the extinction of free political life, and knowledge as such had lost its freshness for the Greeks of the Roman Empire.

In these his language is vigorous and dignified; he states the results of his labour and thought with freshness and lucidity; tells numberless stories in a most delightful manner, and exhibits a wonderful talent for the representation of personal character; the many portraits of historic persons of all orders which he draws in these prefaces are as brilliant in execution as they are exact and convincing.

It lacks for the moment the interest of freshness; it is like a wonderful picture seen so constantly that it fails any longer to concentrate attention.

Its carpets have a great reputation in the Balkan Peninsula for their quaint designs, durability and freshness of colour.

No Englishman of that day stood in the same repute abroad, and foreigners, noble or learned, who came to England, never forgot to pay their respects to the old man, whose vigour and freshness of intellect no progress of the years seemed able to quench.

The unfailing freshness and charm of the contrast between the importance, the gravity, in some cases the dry and abstruse nature, of their subjects, and the lightness, sometimes almost approaching levity in its special sense, of the manner in which these subjects are attacked is a triumph of literary art of which no familiarity dims the splendour, and which no lapse of time can ever impair.

The bright green of the sugar fields is a striking feature in a view of Mauritius from the sea, and gives a peculiar beauty and freshness to the prospect.

He brought with him into our rearguard all the freshness of atmosphere of the French army, which was so alien to us.

However, these favors should be done within days of the wedding to ensure freshness.

When ordering truffles, read shipping policies carefully - to ensure freshness, expedited shipping may be required, and many chocolatiers will not ship truffles to hot climates where they may be damaged before they are received.

Pastels in her collections are offset with sophisticated black or chocolate, and her colored bags invite freshness and fun into modern style.

The freshness will show in your final product, and your guests will love it.

Veggies are a great way to bring freshness to your picnic.

The freshness, the air of leisure, the enthusiasm of discovery that mark the work of these old writers have lessons for the modern professional zoologist, who at times feels burdened with the accumulated knowledge of a century and a half.

The fingers of the clock had been pushed back; once more things were as they had been at the time of the First Crusade; once more the West must arm itself for the holy war and the recovery of Jerusalem - but now it must face a united Mahommedan world, where in 1096 it had found political and religious dissension, and it must attempt its vastly heavier task without the morning freshness of a new religious impulse, and with something of the weariness of a hundred years of struggle upon its shoulders.

The second class of Hungarian modern novelists is led by the well-known Koloman Mikszath, a poet endowed with originality, a charming naiveté, and a freshness of observation from life.

Notwithstanding its defects, Froude's History is a great achievement; it presents an important and powerful account of the Reformation period in England, and lays before us a picture of the past magnificently conceived, and painted in colours which will never lose their freshness and beauty.

There are many interesting points about this list, which still shows considerable freshness of judgment.

His style is copious and flexible; abundantly idiomatic, but without any affectation of being so, it carries with it the force and freshness of popular speech, while it lacks not at the same time a flavour of academic culture.

In no department did activity immediately stop; but the old freshness and creative exuberance was gone.

As political writers imagined a patriarchal innocence prior to codes of law, so men of letters sought in popular unwritten poetry the freshness and simplicity which were wanting in the prevailing styles.

The innovation was at first received with some disfavour; critics accustomed to polite formalism censured it as extravagant and undignified; but the freshness and beauty of its melody soon silenced all opposition, and did more than anything else throughout the 18th century to establish the principle of nationalism in musical art.

But on the road, the highroad along which the troops marched, there was no such freshness even at night or when the road passed through the forest; the dew was imperceptible on the sandy dust churned up more than six inches deep.

Where many management books are drier than a diver 's underpants this has a freshness and zing about it.

That's why smell is a good indicator of freshness.

A tiny time keeper has been created that should keep everyone from housewives to medical personnel aware of the freshness of any given item.

Perfume aromas are not only defined as rose or lavender, but described by the emotions they present such as softness, romance or freshness.

The freshness of a gleaming tube makes it more intriguing than the basic stubby black package.

A minty hint of Indian patchouli adds freshness, while the subtle additions of rich cedar wood and musk create an original combination.

When you get your greens home, take the time to wash them and then store them in a plastic bag or container to help them retain their freshness.

Orijen uses air-tight packaging to help preserve freshness - Some other companies add unhealthy chemicals like ethoxyquin and BHT as preservatives.

One of the more remarkable points of this bikini is the freshness of its black and white stripe color.

Keep your coffee from being exposed to oxygen, light, moisture and heat to preserve its freshness.

Recently ground coffee beans add a freshness to any cup of coffee but are particularly good for French press coffee.

In all the literary work which has been mentioned, the originality and freshness of the French genius are no less conspicuous than its saturation with the new learning and with Italian studies.

Fresh incidents were inserted, new motives suggested and speeches composed in order to infuse the required life and freshness into these dry bones of history.

I did not need to go outdoors to take the air, for the atmosphere within had lost none of its freshness.

For power and range of imagination, for freshness and vividness of conception, for truth and originality of presentation, few Roman poets can compare with him when he is at his best.