FETIDNESS

malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness, fetidness

(noun) the attribute of having a strong offensive smell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fetidness (uncountable)

The quality of being fetid

Source: Wiktionary


Fet"id*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being fetid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PLANTAIN

(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally


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An article published in Harvard Menโ€™s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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