oliveness

English

Etymology

From olive +‎ -ness.

Noun

oliveness (uncountable)

1. The state or condition of being olive in colour.
   • 2001, Arlene M. Dávila, Latinos, Inc: the marketing and making of a people:

     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.

Anagrams

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