ENERVATION

enervation

(noun) surgical removal of a nerve

enervation

(noun) lack of vitality; “an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue”

debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion

(noun) serious weakening and loss of energy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

enervation (countable and uncountable, plural enervations)

Act of enervating; debilitation.

State of being enervated; debility.

Anagrams

• Evertonian, veneration

Source: Wiktionary


En`er*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. enervatio: cf. F. énervation.]

1. The act of weakening, or reducing strength.

2. The state of being weakened; effeminacy. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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