In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
DRYNESS
dispassion, dispassionateness, dryness
(noun) objectivity and detachment; “her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone”
sobriety, dryness
(noun) moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
dryness, waterlessness, xerotes
(noun) the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dryness (countable and uncountable, plural drynesses)
(uncountable) A lack of moisture.
The degree to which something is dry.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dry"ness, n.
Definition: The state of being dry. See Dry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DESIRABLE
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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