BLOODINESS

bloodiness, bloodthirstiness

(noun) a disposition to shed blood

bloodiness

(noun) the state of being bloody

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bloodiness (usually uncountable, plural bloodinesses)

The characteristic of being bloody.

Source: Wiktionary


Blood"i*ness, n.

1. The state of being bloody.

2. Disposition to shed blood; bloodthirstiness. All that bloodiness and savage cruelty which was in our nature. Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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