oliveness

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noun

The state or condition of being olive in colour.

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Meanings

nounoliveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being olive in colour.

    What they want is the long straight hair, olive skin, just enough oliveness to the skin to make them not ambiguous. To make them Hispanic.

    2001, Arlene M. Dávila, Latinos, Inc: the marketing and making of a people

Origin

From olive + -ness.

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APA

oliveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oliveness

MLA

“oliveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oliveness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oliveness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oliveness.

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