Forestness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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