crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness
(noun) a fussy and eccentric disposition
contrariness, perversity, perverseness
(noun) deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
Source: WordNet® 3.1
contrariness (countable and uncountable, plural contrarinesses)
The state of being contrary
• constrainers
Source: Wiktionary
Con"tra*ri*ness, n.
Definition: state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinancy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 September 2024
(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
