grassinessn.

Brit.

/ˈɡrɑːsɪnᵻs/,

/ˈɡrasɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈɡræsinəs/

Forms: 1700s grasiness, 1700s– grassiness, 1800s– grassyness (rare and nonstandard).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grassy adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < grassy adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or state of being grassy (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [noun] > herbage or grass > grassiness

grassiness1727

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Grassiness, the having or fulness of grass.

1787 G. Washington Diary 19 Apr. (1979) V. 138 The harrow was ordered to preceed it once, or as many times as the ground, from the clodiness, or grasiness of it, should appear to need it.

1870 G. Kennan Tent Life in Siberia xvii. 179 Aside from a peculiar earthy flavor, it had nothing about it which was either pleasant or disagreeable. Its qualities were all negative except its grassiness.

1924 C. Mackenzie Heavenly Ladder x. 138 The infinitely various earthy odours and the cool grassiness of the place allayed his feverish regrets.

1960 Times 18 July 6/7 Often animal returns have little effect beyond increasing the grassiness of the sward.

2004 C. P. Shaw Whisky (new ed.) 71/2 A richly aromatic malt with a floral nose and an underlying grassiness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grassiness
释义	grassinessn. Brit. /ˈɡrɑːsɪnᵻs/, /ˈɡrasɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈɡræsinəs/ Forms: 1700s grasiness, 1700s– grassiness, 1800s– grassyness (rare and nonstandard). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grassy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < grassy adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or state of being grassy (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [noun] > herbage or grass > grassiness grassiness1727 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Grassiness, the having or fulness of grass. 1787 G. Washington Diary 19 Apr. (1979) V. 138 The harrow was ordered to preceed it once, or as many times as the ground, from the clodiness, or grasiness of it, should appear to need it. 1870 G. Kennan Tent Life in Siberia xvii. 179 Aside from a peculiar earthy flavor, it had nothing about it which was either pleasant or disagreeable. Its qualities were all negative except its grassiness. 1924 C. Mackenzie Heavenly Ladder x. 138 The infinitely various earthy odours and the cool grassiness of the place allayed his feverish regrets. 1960 Times 18 July 6/7 Often animal returns have little effect beyond increasing the grassiness of the sward. 2004 C. P. Shaw Whisky (new ed.) 71/2 A richly aromatic malt with a floral nose and an underlying grassiness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727
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