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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20 April 2025

SALAD

(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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