Forestness

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being forest. uncountable

    "Symphonic music is the best analogy with which I can attempt description: a low bass hum of forestness, of accreted scent (there are many dead things buried here); fleeting piccolo notes that spatter me for a moment and then evaporate […]"

Example

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"Symphonic music is the best analogy with which I can attempt description: a low bass hum of forestness, of accreted scent (there are many dead things buried here); fleeting piccolo notes that spatter me for a moment and then evaporate […]"

Etymology

From forest + -ness.

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