freshness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

freshness
    n 1: the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made);
         not stale or deteriorated; "she loved the freshness of
         newly baked bread"; "the freshness of the air revived him"
         [ant: {staleness}]
    2: originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel [syn:
       {freshness}, {novelty}]
    3: an alert and refreshed state [syn: {freshness}, {glow}]
    4: originality by virtue of being new and surprising [syn:
       {novelty}, {freshness}]
    5: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take
       liberties [syn: {crust}, {gall}, {impertinence}, {impudence},
       {insolence}, {cheekiness}, {freshness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Freshness \Fresh"ness\, n.
   The state of being fresh.
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         The Scots had the advantage both for number and
         freshness
         of men.                                  --Hayward.
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         And breathe the freshness of the open air. --Dryden.
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         Her cheeks their freshness lose and wonted grace.
                                                  --Granville.
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