APPROPRIATENESS

appropriateness

(noun) the quality of being specially suitable

appropriateness, rightness

(noun) appropriate conduct; doing the right thing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

appropriateness (uncountable)

the quality or condition of being appropriate

Source: Wiktionary


Ap*pro"pri*ate*ness, n.

Definition: The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness. Froude.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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