(n): the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
(n): an expressive style that is direct and to the point
(n): a neatly short and concise expressive style
(n): firm but easily broken
(n): the consistency of something that breaks under pressure
If I remember correctly, Walt Kelly used this word in the Pogo strips as a zany stand-in for "Christmas". *rummaging through Pogo Possum comic collections*