Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FRESH'NESS, n.

1. Newness; vigor; spirit; the contrary to vapidness; as, the freshness of liquors or odors.
2. Vigor; liveliness; the contrary to a faded state; as, the freshness of plants or of green fields.
3. Newness of strength; renewed vigor; opposed to weariness or fatigue. The Scots had the advantage both for number and freshness of men. Hayward.
4. Coolness; invigorating quality or state. And breathe the freshness of the open air. Dryden.
5. Color of youth and health; ruddiness. Her cheeks their freshness lose and wonted grace. Granville.
6. Freedom from saltiness; as, the freshness of water or flesh.
7. A newer recent state or quality; rawness.
8. Briskness, as of wind.