Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
BOLDNESS
boldness, strikingness
(noun) the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly
boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek
(noun) impudent aggressiveness; “I couldn’t believe her boldness”; “he had the effrontery to question my honesty”
boldness, daring, hardiness, hardihood
(noun) the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; “the proposal required great boldness”; “the plan required great hardiness of heart”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
boldness (usually uncountable, plural boldnesses)
The state of being bold; courage.
presumptuousness
(typography) The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.
Synonyms
• See also courage
Anagrams
• bondless
Source: Wiktionary
Bold"ness, n.
Definition: The state or quality of being bold.
Syn.
– Courage; bravery; intrepidity; dauntlessness; hardihood; assurance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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